Dreaming of escaping her life of slavery in South Carolina and returning to her African home, slave Aminata Diallo is thrown into the chaos of the Revolutionary War, during which she helps create a list of black people who have been honored for their service to the king.
A slave at Mount Vernon, the Virginia estate of George Washington, Caesar joins a loyalist regiment made up of former slaves to take part in the battle against his former master, the commander of the American forces.