This is basically a tale of one woman's (Vanessa Williams) rebellion against tradition and racism in the south. In a time when it is against the law to marry outside your race, Henriette (Williams), and Gerard (Bellows), fall in love and face trials of the law of the land of the day. They plan on moving to France where Gerard is from, where they can marry without any restrictions. Until Henriette's sister falls sick and they are forced to stay in the states. Henriette starts fighting with all her might for the rights of her people and her place in the church. I don't want to give away the ending so I will end this here.回想起这一路的艰辛困苦，所有人尽都是感觉到恍如做了一场离奇荒诞的噩梦！即时是现在回想当日的历程，往往都要惊出一身冷汗，一阵一阵的后怕！