In this novel, Myers tells the saga of the Lewis family from the 1700s to the present day. Their experiences represent milestones in African-American history. The family's founder, Muhammad Bilal, is captured, shackled, and transported from Africa to America aboard a slave ship. His noble spirit and love of freedom inspire his descendants, who triumph over the evils of slavery, injustice, poverty, and prejudice. Each generation of the Lewis family derives strength of spirit from love of family and from the Glory Field—a plot of land in South Carolina hallowed by the blood and toil of ancestors (The summary of the novel has been borrowed from the McDougall Littel web site).  

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