When Every Day was the 4th of July
The summer of 1937 in Bridgeport, Connecticut was a time of innocence and adventure for 12-year old Daniel Cooper and his 10-year old sister Sarah. It was the year that Sarah's friend Snowman, a brain-damaged veteran of World War I, was accused of murder. Believing him to be innocent, Sarah convinces her attorney father, Ed Cooper (Dean Jones), to defend Snowman - a decision that leads to an explosive courtroom drama.

The Long Days of Summer
During the summer of 1938, Jewish attorney Ed Cooper and his family are faced with a growing sense of bigotry in the community, mixed with awareness of the increasing menace overseas in the form of Adolf Hitler. But the talk of Bridgeport centers around the pending rematch between boxing heavyweight champ Joe Louis and his German challenger - a controversy that fuels the smoldering conflict about to erupt in this powerful sequel to When Every Day was the 4th of July.