The Sacred Place

A powerful and profound exploration of black pain, suffering, and strength in the segregated South, inspired by the murder of Emmett Till. In the summer of 1955, fourteen-year-old Clement enters a general store in Money, Mississippi to purchase a soda. Unaware of the dire consequences of defying the rules governing black-white relations in the South, this Chicago native challenges tradition by laying a dime on the counter and turning to depart. Miss Cuthbert, the store attendant, demands that he