Nicolette Chamard, a woman of color in the most color-conscious city in the world, rejoices when the Union Army marches into New Orleans.
If the Union wins the war, it will mean the end of the slave-holding culture, the end of wealth an.
Marcel Chamard, Nicolette\'s privileged white half-brother, surveys the same parade and sees conquerors, not liberators.
At last her people will be free, and even knowing her collaboration with the Union will put her in danger, she means to help make it happen.
Nicolette Chamard, a woman of color in the most color-conscious city in the world, rejoices when the Union Army marches into New Orleans