martha's vineyard (mass.)

The story of five generations of an African-American family and the wedding on Martha's Vineyard that could tear them apart.

Documents the high incidence of hereditary deafness that occurred on Martha's Vineyard Island for more than 200 years until the early 1950s. Explains the special sign language that deaf and hearing people created and used regularly. Details daily life on the island and how deafness was not considered a handicap because all people were integral parts of the community.

Presents over twenty stories about ghosts in the Martha's Vineyard area of Massachusetts, all purported to be true, including one involving the 1969 Ted Kennedy/Mary Jo Kopechne auto accident on Chappaquiddick Island.