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The year is 1855. Blackface minstrelsy is typically the most popular form of entertainment in a region about to be torn apart by the battle over slavery. Henry Sims, a fugitive slave and an excellent musician, has escaped to Philadelphia. He is befriended with a leader of a popular minstrel troupe attempting to compete with similar ensembles. Henry's skill may help the attempting troupe. Dark colored and white performers are not allowed to appear together onstage. Together, the two concoct a masquerade to protect Henry's identity. Even as their plan begins to change the troupe's decrease, a brutal slave hunter known as Tull Burton has been applied to locate the runaway and get him by any means necessary.
