Cotton

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The story follows Lee Cotton, a black boy born with white skin in segregated Mississippi during the 1950s. His journey includes a forbidden romance with a Klansman's daughter, a brutal attack that leaves him for dead, and a transformation into a white man in St. Louis. Drafted into the psych-ops corps, he faces a life-altering accident that further complicates his identity. As he navigates these challenges, he also witnesses the women's liberation movement and the emergence of the Lesbian Nation, ultimately leading him back to Mississippi.