A powerful American legend rises from the doorstep of emancipation to find himself on a journey through love and hate, bravery and cowardice, wisdom and ignorance, where he discovers a bondage more powerful than the white man's chains— his mind. Standing with his heels on the threshold of slavery, David must look over his shoulder, into the epiphanies of his brutal past, to realize nothing has changed. Freedom doesn't come with the declaration. With the white man's bondage stronger than ever, where does he find the courage to free himself and his people. This emancipation tale set in 1865 is America's story... about today.