Thisisbasicallyataleofonewoman's(VanessaWilliams)rebellionagainsttraditionandracisminthesouth.Inatimewhenitisagainstthelawtomarryoutsideyourrace,Henriette(Williams),andGerard(Bellows),fallinloveandfacetrialsofthelawofthelandoftheday.TheyplanonmovingtoFrancewhereGerardisfrom,wheretheycanmarrywithoutanyrestrictions.UntilHenriette'ssisterfallssickandtheyareforcedtostayinthestates.Henriettestartsfightingwithallhermightfortherightsofherpeopleandherplaceinthechurch.Idon'twanttogiveawaytheendingsoIwillendthishere.