Race, blood and skin in the 1960s

Passing White

A Story of Race, Blood and Skin in 1960s Memphis

J.B. Fox

A single spark in Los Angeles burned away everything Elijah Judge thought he knew. Left with nothing after a devastating house fire claims his parents, Elijah flees north, carrying a fragile secret and an impossible inheritance.

In the rain-slicked streets of 1960s California, Elijah tries to outrun the rigid color lines and brutal prejudices of a fractured America. Passing in plain sight, he navigates a dangerous labyrinth of hidden identities, family reckonings, and simmering racial tensions that threaten to expose who he is—and who he isn't. When a long-buried truth resurfaces, Elijah is forced to confront a devastating choice: protect the lie that keeps him safe, or risk everything for a fraction of the truth.