July 1964: against the backdrop of the murder of an unarmed African American teen, the diverse characters battle the establishment on issues that range from bringing a basketball franchise to Brooklyn to fighting for civil rights.
As racial protests over police negligence rock Monticello, Marty Dent and Julian Bass take on the establishment for a rogue charity basketball game to raise money for Red Harrison's medical bills.
Emotions are near the boiling point as New York City prepares for the explosive start of school busing to achieve integration and extremists lurk in the background, ready to trigger violence.
