Musical genius Jake, a poor white boy from Appalachia studying at Juilliard, meets Jasmine, talented daughter of a rich, powerful black family which opposes their love affair. The young couple struggles against hostility and outright violence to find happiness together.

Musical genius Jake, a poor white boy from Appalachia studying at Juilliard, meets Jasmine, talented daughter of a rich, powerful black family which opposes their love affair. The young couple struggles against hostility and outright violence to find happiness together.

A young man's struggle with conscience when his country is ripped apart and his hometown wages war on itself.
In 1860, handsome and wealthy Princeton graduate Chadwick Wales foresees a bright future with his childhood sweetheart, the beautiful and rich New Yorker Clarissa Renfield. But his mother, a New England textile heiress, has kept dark secrets from him and faces a scandalous divorce from Chad's loyal Virginian father. Sensing Chad's inner conflict over secession, a charismatic Southerner introduces him to the Copperheads, Northerners who favor the South and plan to fi rebomb...

A young man's struggle with conscience when his country is ripped apart and his hometown wages war on itself.
In 1860, handsome and wealthy Princeton graduate Chadwick Wales foresees a bright future with his childhood sweetheart, the beautiful and rich New Yorker Clarissa Renfield. But his mother, a New England textile heiress, has kept dark secrets from him and faces a scandalous divorce from Chad's loyal Virginian father. Sensing Chad's inner conflict over secession, a charismatic Southerner introduces him to the Copperheads, Northerners who favor the South and plan to fi rebomb...