Mudbound by Hillary Jordan

Two families are caught up in the blind hatred of a small Southern town. Prejudice rears it's ugly head in subtle and ruthless ways. This is the saga of the McAllan family who tries to survive on a remote ramshackle farm and the Jacksons, their black sharecroppers. When the two sons return from World War II to work the land, the unlikely friendship between these brothers-in-arms--one black, one white--arouses passions in their neighbors and families. This is a very intense novel that deals with love, hate and prejudice