The time is 1884 on a plantation in Arkansas. Treemonisha is a
young educated freed slave who refuses to accept the superstitions
of the community. When the local magicians, try to sell
Treemonisha's mother a "bag of luck" she denounces them. The
magicians kidnap Treemonisha and attempt to throw her into a wasps
nest. Remus rescues her at the last moment and they return to the
community. Accepted by her peers, she leads a campaign to educate
the people around her.