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What, to the American slave

The Good Lord Bird

What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July?

The Good Lord Bird • S01E03 • 2020

What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July? [Onion] I never knew a Negro could speak like that, or look like that. He was downright beautiful. -All of your prayers... -I never thought I'd find myself saying that about a gentleman. But he sure was a sight. I couldn't tear away. -...religious parade... -Nor could the whites. ...are to him mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety and hypocrisy! [cheering and applause]

Full Transcript

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What, to the American slave,

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is your Fourth of July?

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[Onion] I never knew a Negro could speak like that,

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or look like that.

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He was downright beautiful.

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-All of your prayers... -I never thought

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I'd find myself saying that about a gentleman.

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But he sure was a sight. I couldn't tear away.

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-...religious parade... -Nor could the whites.

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...are to him mere bombast, fraud,

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deception, impiety and hypocrisy!

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[cheering and applause]

Duration

34 seconds

Views

59

Timestamp in Movie

00:16:37

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.