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John Jr.,
are you in there? [John Jr.]
I'm here. Jason? He's dead. I'm sorry for your loss. I have orders from my commanding
officer Robert E. Lee. He is approaching the gates
and demands your surrender. Tell him we demand
the immediate emancipation of every Negro in bondage
in this land. What is it that you want
in this direct moment? The freedom of every
Negro in this building. Safe passage for all of my men
across the B&O bridge. And then I will... surrender myself
directly to you. Mr. Brown, you're in
no position to negotiate
are you in there? [John Jr.]
I'm here. Jason? He's dead. I'm sorry for your loss. I have orders from my commanding
officer Robert E. Lee. He is approaching the gates
and demands your surrender. Tell him we demand
the immediate emancipation of every Negro in bondage
in this land. What is it that you want
in this direct moment? The freedom of every
Negro in this building. Safe passage for all of my men
across the B&O bridge. And then I will... surrender myself
directly to you. Mr. Brown, you're in
no position to negotiate
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John Jr.,
are you in there?
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[John Jr.]
I'm here.
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Jason?
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He's dead.
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I'm sorry for your loss.
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I have orders from my commanding
officer Robert E. Lee.
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He is approaching the gates
and demands your surrender.
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Tell him we demand
the immediate emancipation
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of every Negro in bondage
in this land.
00:00:33.199 --> 00:00:37.912
What is it that you want
in this direct moment?
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The freedom of every
Negro in this building.
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Safe passage for all of my men
across the B&O bridge.
00:00:46.754 --> 00:00:48.881
And then I will...
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surrender myself
directly to you.
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Mr. Brown, you're in
no position to negotiate.
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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.