The sisters aren’t the only residents of Freeport Manor with lofty ambitions, however. Despite Olivia and Jacob’s seemingly successful courtship, both are distracted: Jacob by Helen’s desire to be more than society allows and Olivia by her newfound passion for civil rights and a handsome Alabama lawyer speaking out against Jim Crow. Enter Jacob Lawrence, the season’s most eligible Black British bachelor. Eldest daughter Olivia feels pressured to find the perfect matrimonial match, especially as her younger sister, Helen, can’t be bothered with anything other than helping their entrepreneurial brother, John, fix horseless carriages. In 1910 Chicago, four young Black women navigate the expectations they are saddled with.Īs one of the city’s most highly respected families, the Davenports must uphold the legacy their formerly enslaved father built.
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