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It is a given fact that at some point in our life time every one of us will experience some type of blues. Your Blues Ain’t Like Mine written by Bebe Moore Campbell is a compelling novel relating the human struggle in the after math of a racist murder of a fifteen year old African American. The author clearly illustrates how one hateful act can have can immediate and long term repercussions on every one involved. However it’s how you confront your blues today which determines the color of your tomorrow. The story begins in a pool hall during 1950’s in the Mississippi delta, when Armstrong Todd was murdered by Floyd Cox because he spoke a few innocent words to his wife Lily Cox. This cowardly act sets off an immediate impact on the families involved which would last for a generation. Floyd Cox, Lily Cox, Delotha Todd and Wydell Todd were the main characters haunted by Armstrong’s tragic death. Armstrong Todd the primary victim of a racist family with something to prove, was murdered. His harmless but unacceptable social behavior for blacks in a small town of Mississippi led to his death. Armstrong was one of many who experienced blues at a young age. A fifteen year old sent