Night on Fire

Thirteen-year-old Billie Simms lives in Anniston, Alabama, in 1961, a town deeply entrenched in segregation despite the changing times across the country. When she learns that the Freedom Riders, activists protesting segregation on interstate buses, will be traveling through her town, she sees an opportunity for change. The story follows Billie's journey as she grapples with her town's resistance to the Civil Rights Movement and her own feelings of being stuck in a community unwilling to evolve.