: Joshua Boone (Bayou), Solea Pfeiffer (Leanne), and Amirah Vann (Hattie Mae).
: Years later, Bayou has become a successful jazz singer in Chicago, while Leanne is living as a white woman and is married to the brother of a racist sheriff. : Joshua Boone (Bayou), Solea Pfeiffer (Leanne), and
: In 1937, Bayou, a sensitive and gifted singer, falls in love with Leanne (also known as "Bucket"), a light-skinned girl. Their budding romance is cut short when Leanne's mother takes her away. : Joshua Boone (Bayou)