Cowboy Jones, 91 years old, is a former deputy sheriff for rural Hancock County, GA. He participated in the region's tumultuous 1970s, in which the county became the first in the nation to have a predominantly African American political structure since the Reconstruction Era. It is now one of the poorest counties in the country. He is joining an environmental justice protest to stop the construction of a rock quarry, which has concerning public health impacts for locals.