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Can I tell you something?

The Good Lord Bird

Can I tell you something?

The Good Lord Bird • S01E05 • 2020

Can I tell you something? [whispering] I dream of starting a school. And teaching poor kids-- white and Black-- to learn to read and write. You could open it with me. You could teach music. And I could help teach letters, too. I knows mine real good, thanks to your brothers. Onion, would you were a boy, I would marry you. -[chuckling] -[door creaks open]

Full Transcript

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Can I tell you something?

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[whispering] I dream of starting a school.

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And teaching poor kids-- white and Black--

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to learn to read and write.

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You could open it with me.

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You could teach music.

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And I could help teach letters, too.

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I knows mine real good, thanks to your brothers.

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Onion, would you were a boy, I would marry you.

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-[chuckling] -[door creaks open]

Duration

31 seconds

Views

26

Timestamp in Movie

00:30:58

Uploaded

May 28, 2025

Season

1

Episode

5

Genres

comedy, drama, war

Production

Blumhouse Television,Under the Influence Productions

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Movie Summary

Ethan Hawke stars as abolitionist John Brown in this series based on the novel. "Onion" is a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of Brown's family of abolitionist soldiers and finds himself in the 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry.