A working-class Chicago family's three children take distinct paths: one joins the Marines, another becomes involved in radical politics, and the third gets pregnant and joins a hippie commune. Meanwhile, an African-American family's son becomes a Black Panther and bodyguard for Fred Hampton after his father, a minister and civil rights organizer, is murdered.
The '60s
In the tumultuous 1960s, the paths of two families, one white and one black, intersect, leaving an indelible mark on their lives.