It ain't just for us, all right? It is for everybody. Black, white, rich, poor. It's for...
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Newton Knight:
[about new voting rights law]
It ain't just for us, all right? It is for everybody. Black, white, rich, poor. It's for our oppressors who don't even know what's good for 'em yet. It's for everybody who came before us who couldn't even read this ballot. It's for our children, who, Lord willin', won't have to shed blood for it like we have. And It's for their children, and their children's children
[about new voting rights law]
It ain't just for us, all right? It is for everybody. Black, white, rich, poor. It's for our oppressors who don't even know what's good for 'em yet. It's for everybody who came before us who couldn't even read this ballot. It's for our children, who, Lord willin', won't have to shed blood for it like we have. And It's for their children, and their children's children
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It ain't just for us all right
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It is for everybody
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Black white rich poor
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It's for our oppressors
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who don't even know what's good for 'em yet
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It's for everybody who came before us
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who couldn't even read this ballot
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It's for our children who Lord willin'
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won't have to shed blood for it like we have
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And it's for their children and their children's children
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Movie Summary
A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters and women in an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government.
Actors
Newton Knight
