En pleine guerre civile aux États-Unis, quatre journalistes new-yorkais se rendent à Washington pour interviewer le président.
Kathy's family left on a Saturday morning in 1965. The rumble of bulldozers echoed through the neighborhood, and her block was empty. Federally-funded urban renewal had arrived in Charlottesville, scattering dozens of families like Kathy's. The once-vibrant African American community, built by formerly enslaved men and women who had secured a long-denied piece of the American dream, disappeared.
A mother and son are forced to confront a strained relationship and begin the slow journey of healing while searching for their missing dog.
Students reclaim a popular gathering spot on the campus of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville.