In December 1955, a brief news item in a national publication reported the arrest of a Black woman and a white man at a Miami motel. They were arrested for vagrancy, a vague charge wielded by police against activity deemed undesirable— in this instance, two people meeting, likely for sex, in violation of the city’s strict segregation laws.
Delving into the case, the filmmakers uncover the personal stories of the two protagonists and show that, far from a footnote, the episode provides an unexpected glimpse into the era’s complex social history.