Branches: The Human Spirit in Search of the American Dream

by George Davis

Inspired by Alex Haley's Roots, Branches tells the story of eight African-American students--four men and four women--from the June graduating class of Howard University. President Lyndon Baines Johnson gives their commencement address, promising them "the same chance" as all other Americans to realize the American Dream. Filled with enthusiasm, each student sets out to try to co-create their vision of the Dream in the vast spiritual wilderness.

324 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1999