After the civil rights movement ended in 1971, For a black Korean War veteran and his family, San Francisco appeared to be the ideal destination to achieve financial independence and the opportunity to be their own "boss." [quote] In time, Charlie Walker will discover how naive he was. He refused to accept "No" as an answer in a city full of skeptics and impostors. He was determined. It wasn't until a horrific calamity that a previously closed door was opened for a black guy. When he stepped through the door, with both feet!, this is what happened.