In the western frontier state of Arkansas, the malicious Judge Daniel Hall annuls Noah Swift Hawk and Ann Williams' illegal interracial marriage. The love-struck couple refuses to step away from their romance. Furious that the woman continues to defile herself with a heathen, Judge Hall plots their demise. Noah and Ann scoop up their family and run for their lives. Heartbroken when the inevitable occurs, Noah persists in his attempt to escape the forbidden land he had dared to enter.