She's white; he's black. But their conflicts are more than racial. Margy's from iowa, an artist, the product of an abusive mother and neglectful father. Everet's from connecticut, a civil rights lawyer on the rise toward...She's white; he's black. But their conflicts are more than racial. Margy's from iowa, an artist, the product of an abusive mother and neglectful father. Everet's from connecticut, a civil rights lawyer on the rise toward greater recognition, and their lives take a tense turn when he decides to run for political office just as Margy moves forward in her own career.