군복을 입은 흑인포로는 무조건 총살당해야만 했던 미국의 남북전쟁 당시 전사한 70만명의 병사들 중 흑인 병사들 또한 많은 수를 차지한다. 최초로 흑인들로만 구성된 부대와 그 부대의 지휘를 맡은 백인 훈련관 쇼(매튜 브로데릭)는 미 국회의 승인도 얻지 못한 채 전투에 참가한다. 이들은 무지와 인종차별의 장벽을 헤치고 싸우는데...
Don Santiago (Richard Angarola) is a vicious man who helps provoke an Indian massacre that will allow him to steal the Indians' land and claim it as his own. However, his son-in-law, Finley (Tom Laughlin), is an expert hand with both guns and swords and will not allow him to push around the peace-loving Indians or fellow settlers of the West.
Hector is a star basketball player for the College basketball team he plays for, the Leopards. His girlfriend, Olive, doesn't know whether to stay with him or leave him. And his friend, Gabriel, who may have dropped out from school and become a protestor, wants desperately not to get drafted for Vietnam.
