In the post-Civil War South, a young African American girl is determined to prove that she can go to school just like her older brothers.

One summer evening a brother and sister eagerly await the train that runs by their house, wondering about the surprise their uncle has promised them.

While visiting their Great-great-aunt Flossie, two sisters get a chance to see what family treasures are stored in a locked room there.

A young African American girl shares a special time with her father as he tells her about when he was a soldier in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.