Jeff and Carrie Alexander leave the broken-down town of Seale, Alabama, and move to an East Chicago neighborhood in the hopes of giving their son, Jeremy, a chance at a better life. Jeff and Carrie never had the opportunity to earn an education; they hope Jeremy will one day be able to go to college and make something of his life. However, parents' plans can only take a child so far. As he grows up, Jeremy gets in with the wrong Chicago crowd. Initially, he had hoped to join the air force, but his hopes of military glory soon dwindle due to a missing birth certificate. Disgruntled as he...

Jeff and Carrie Alexander leave the broken-down town of Seale, Alabama, and move to an East Chicago neighborhood in the hopes of giving their son, Jeremy, a chance at a better life. Jeff and Carrie never had the opportunity to earn an education; they hope Jeremy will one day be able to go to college and make something of his life. However, parents' plans can only take a child so far. As he grows up, Jeremy gets in with the wrong Chicago crowd. Initially, he had hoped to join the air force, but his hopes of military glory soon dwindle due to a missing birth certificate. Disgruntled as he...