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[John] You're right

The Good Lord Bird

You're right. I cannot speak for the enslaved. But, Frederick, I can speak for the depths...

The Good Lord Bird • S01E03 • 2020

[John] You're right. I cannot speak for the enslaved. But, Frederick, I can speak for the depths and shallows of the slavers' hearts. When I was a boy, my father took in an escaped slave. Uh, his name was Daniel-- he was nine, I was nine, and he was my friend. Until some men hunted him down and beat him over the head with a shovel until he was dead on our front porch. I have seen the look in their eyes, Frederick. Hatred, greed and fear are not a good mix

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[John] You're right.

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I cannot

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speak for the enslaved.

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But, Frederick,

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I can speak for

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the depths and shallows

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of the slavers' hearts.

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When I was a boy, my father took in an escaped slave.

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Uh, his name was Daniel-- he was nine,

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I was nine, and he was my friend.

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Until some men

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hunted him down and beat him

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over the head with a shovel

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until he was dead on our front porch.

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I have seen the look

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in their eyes, Frederick.

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Hatred, greed and fear

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are not a good mix.

Duration

45 seconds

Views

31

Timestamp in Movie

00:28:11

Uploaded

May 28, 2025

Season

1

Episode

3

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.