"In 1852 a book was published that shocked the nation and the world." "Within a decade of its publication it became the most popular novel ever written by an American." "The book was Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin"." "Historians argue that those work altered the history of our country and ignited the spark that started the Civil War." "Many called it "a triumph of reality" "immortal"" "and one of the greatest triumphs recorded in literary history." "A week after its initial publication 10,000 copies of the book had been sold." "By the end of the year eight printing presses could not keep up with the demand." "The novel was translated into over 24 languages and it is said that only the Bible ever surpassed its record-breaking appeal." "For all its popularity "Uncle Tom's Cabin"" "generated intense literary social and political criticism." "The author's detractors argued to this day that she reduced in a single book a proud struggling race of people into demeaning stereotypes." "Later stage and movie adaptations of the book reinforced that perception portraying Uncle Tom as a cowering shiftless black man who would do anything for his white master even turn on his fellow slaves the racial slur Uncle Tom endures to this day" "Show signs production of Uncle Tom's Cabin attempts to return us to the original spirit of the novel." "At special advanced screenings of the film across the country audience members were encouraged to talk to cast members and production personnel about the historical misrepresentation and racial implications of Harriet Beecher Stowe's book." "Many were surprised to learn that Uncle Tom's Cabin had nothing to do with the pejorative demeaning stereotype that history has created." "Follow the image of Uncle Tom as an old tooth down black man with gray hair and sort of a benevolent individual" "This is the first time in my life that my eyes have ever been open" "to real persons individual moody activism" "History tells us that Harriet Beecher Stowe was vehemently angered by slavery and in Showtimes adaptation of the book Uncle Tom is portrayed as she described it a man with intense yet quiet dignity who fights his struggle for freedom to his unwavering belief in God" "Showtime is proud to present the first full-length sound adaptation of Hariet Beecher's Stowe historic novel "Uncle Tom's cabin"" "Come on !" "Get out of here!" "Uncle Tom!" "I read five chapters I am crazy over Willow Creek" "Maybe tomorrow we can set up some bait" "Forgot now you supposed to go to Bishop counter tomorrow to visit your cousin." "Clean forgot!" "Next day, then?" "Will see!" "I'm starving to death aunt Chloe" "All right now.Sit yourself there." "Be ready enough" "Billy Lincoln says that Martha makes better cakes than you do." "Martha cakes are no good at all" "What you write in there Tom?" "Probably sold off some more equipment" "I'm just keeping a record deal yeah I just got three" "A stranger's coming." "The dog is barking." "What's that?" "it's like a trade of fountain" "Could be a slave-trader." "Here?" "You know papa don't sell anyone here." "I think you'll find Tom quite exceptional , he's more than a driver" "Practically manages all the field hands and is very pious" "Good!" "I consider religion being a valuable thing" "Hey" "Much obliged." "I think he should more than cover the balance of my debth" "I need one more boy, girl , that's all." "I have none to spare, sir." "Jimmy !" "Come here boy!" "Where are your manners?" "He blesses the law of Shelby" "This child makes someone a wonderful house." "Show me the boy" "Settle our business right here" "Excuse me sir ." "Excuse me" "I was looking for my little..." "By Jupiter there's an article you could make a fortune in New Orleans." "I'm sorry my wife wouldn't part with her fancy women" "So am I but I gotta have that boy it's a place off to heaven handsome boy open door" "Mr. Haley I would ask you sir not to take the boy from his mother" "Hell it's easy, give her some earrings, will make no fuss.." "You kentucky folks spoil your niggers" "Throwing the boy you clear your debt." "I don't believe it !" "Oh yes madam he's a trader man from New Orleans and he's looking to buy" "Are you foolish, foolish girl !" "As if we would sell any of our servants!" "oh that's a good girl" "Now cheer up!" "yes, madam" "That feels good!" "I can't help it Emily!" "I am not in the position to maintain this article" "You already promised to give any freedom one day" "I'm sorry he goes and so Eliza's little one." "Jimmy !" "Listen this fella told me I could get a large sum of money for Eliza, too and I refused." "How am I supposed to tell her we have sold her child ?" "it's done Emily," "I already signed a bill of sale." "No point going on!" "Eliza,the boy is sick?" "I'm running away." "No!" "I've got to!" "They've sold my little Jim ." "What a crazy idea!" "It's the truth, I heard it myself they sold him The man was here today, is taking posession tomorrow morning" "And that's not all" "He sold you, too, Tom." "He sold you too.What?" "He sold you, Tom!" "They lost all the money they got to tell you will lose everything" "Never, you say never!" "I'm leaving." "I don't let take my boy away" "What about your husband, Eliza, you can't leave him!" "George ran off George ran away?" "His master mr." "Willis was mean, he took the beating every day so he ran off ." "Where?" "Canada" "I'll be here at the same way take white paint matter might lead us to go right now" "You have to go too Tom!" "I can't go." "If I'll go, then everybody here get sold and I can't do that, I can't let that happen." "Madam Shelby!" "She's gone !" "Eliza run off with the boy!" "Thank God!" "Now you tell me what the devil is going on here!" "mrs." "Shelby as present I will ask you to observe something of the decorum of a gentleman" "Get me a horse, now I am going after that witch!" "Very well." "here see you again" "Nobody's old oh good boy if you can" "manage it with this morning boy look a lot yes sir" "yes you've got all day" "he's never done this before counsel what you're staring at ?" "get you simply leave boy" "I'm coming back for you just as soon as I pick two inch you understand?" "There she is!" "Praise the Lord!" "Hi, Locker!" "Who's your friend?" "Is my partner, Mark." "Sit down" "I have a nice proposition for you." "which?" "A negro run off from my property, took his son across the river and I want her back I give you ten percent on their price" "$50 flat unreasonable, 40" "I know the caching trade if they find us..." "Ok , Loker, got yourself a deal" "Pop they're coming back right now!" "They 've got Eliza?" "She isn't with him,Papa" "Lord be praised!" "It's not only know where you was going that downriver place ain't nobody ever returned from there" "I smell, Chloe ..." "I'm coming back" "As soon as the Shelby's get the money they'll redeem me, they promised." "They own you ..." "You can thank the Lord is me being sold and not the children" "Is not much comfort in there master Hear now, Chloe!" "God is still looking on!" "I know!" "I love you so much, Tom!" "You see?" "That's what I carry with me and they can't steal that!" "Nobody can steal that!" "(prayer)" "Get in the wagon!" "Tom, I' sorry!" "Mr. Shelby he just couldn't" "Will please tell mr." "Christopher goodbye for me" "I assure you sir this sort of precaution is entirely unnecessary" "I lost $500 on this place already" "I love you !" "I love you all" "Take good care of you, mama!" "right now I'll tell all my nigger treat me sorry to keep you trying on your tricks now I'm on to the one article" "I've got a iron fist" "Just sit back, don't do nothing" "Tom!" "Uncle Tom!" "I just got back home and they told me what happened." "If only I was grown I'd stop them somehow" "I know you would Oh, Tom what they have done to you?" "Where is that dirty traitor?" "I'll knock him down!" "Oh no no no you could make it worse for my family and for yours." "Look here I brought my lucky silver dollar" "Chloe told me to put a hole on it for a string so you can tie it around your neck keeps outsiders they'll take you away from you." "Bless your heart, I'll wear it." "oh I'll come after you Tom." "I'm going to bring you back, I swear to God I will." "Get out of here." "How can you chain people up like cow ?" "Have you got no shame?" "Ain't no worse folks fella Just business" "A dirty business!" "Up!" "Don't forget I'll bring you back, Tom" "Sure I will, I promise!" "Truly do!" "I didn't expect you back until.." "I have two children of God." "What?" "Please, they're weak from hunger now help me, please" "We must hide themselves, they are looking for them oh, yes of course." "we'll keep them here ." "Papa,why must they wear chain?" "For keep them from running away" "." "A ship is on the ocean" "Jesus is my captain" "come on" "Why are you singing?" "so my mama told me." "Very pretty" "I'm glad you like it" "Want a whistle?" "A whistle?" "Give it a try go here it won't hurt you there you go!" "It's like a bird!" "It is so!" "Where did you get it?" "I've made it My name is Evangeline St.Clair it's a beautiful name Everyone calls me Eva" "My name's Tom Where are you going ?" "I don't know" "Someone's gonna buy me but I don't know who!" "My papa can buy you!" "I don't think that is likely we'll have some really good time together your papa?" "well I guess if there's anything I know I would" "I will ask him in this very day !" "Careful, missy" "Eva!" "Help her!" "My daughter!" "Eva!" "Hold on , baby!" "I think God I feel only it first slave" "This stuff and can buy" "As a matter of fact my little girl feels that this man has admirable qualities" "Yes, he does." "therefore..." "I was wondering just how much you are prepared to cheat me." "Well, sir.." "if I was to say 1300 you'd be a lucky man 1300?" "That sounds that you have a great respect for me." "Second nigga he have to sell with considerable more" "This , all he can is read he's got tough brain" "You got the papers ?" "Yes, sir." "Signed by the previous owner." "Mr Shelby." "Can you drive a team I used to." "he'll start you ..." "You only can get drunk one night a week." "I never drink, sir." "Oh, really ?" "more fortune man loan you're going to like it ,Tom." "Papa is good to everyone" "Tom!" "The new life Tom A new life!" "Does he still think that he is going to Canada?" "oh yes, I must." "here's Alison tea for you thank you." "You're very kind, all of you" "I never met folks like you before." "Excuse me ladies." "I do not mean to intrude but I do believe I have good news for thee." "For me?" "Did you say thy husband's name is George?" "Yes, it is." "this man is staying in the house of mr.Wilson a very good man" "I do believe thy husband is been hiding there" "George?" "Well is he there now?" "no no this man who may be your husband is arrived at the settlement." "O, no!" "he's right here" "George!" "Augustine, can you hear me ?" "Come on in!" "Augustine, I can't take Mammy no longer" "I"m telling you, this sclaves are the plague of my life!" "I truly believe my ill health is caused by their more than any other thing" "Mammy has been devoted to you for a long time" "She sleeps so soundly and now she don't hear me at all !" "She knows I'm not feeling well and I need little attentions nearly every hour!" "Cousin Augustine!" "Cousin Ofelia" "I trust you sleep well?" "Wonderful!" "What I wouldn't give for a good night's sleep!" "Eve my darling!" "Oh careful , don't lose mama's hand!" "Can I take care of you tonight, mama?" "longer forever floor" "I heard you last night, I just want to help" "Oh, you sweet angel!" "Mammy will take care of me!" "I don't think Mammy is feeling too well." "Oh, nonsense, she is strong as a horse." "Papa!" "can I ride to the carriage?" "Here we go!" "Why don't you let Eve help you?" "She's such a peculiar child." "I'll just dispose to spend time with thid sentence because I used to play with my father's little Negros never didn't mean any harm" "but Eva treats them as equals" "Frankly I would't want the responsibility of having slaves for anything in the world" "Of course they ought to be flogged occasionally" "It'so dreadfully lazy" "I would take care of Mammy myself if it were not for my feeble health." "Did Chloe tell you ?" "She got a letter from Tom" "Good!" "Apparently he was purchased by a foreign family" "Very glad to hear that" "But he still wants to come home" "Emily, I have 18 creditors done it me right and left" "There is no way I can get the money!" "But I must talk." "what is it Chloe?" "A bakery man over Louisville said he need a good hand, said he be paying $4 a week." "If I could go for a while I could get the money that's needed for Tom" "But your children?" "Children are old enough to take care of themselves." "I want to go." "All right, you have our permission." "$4 a week How long it's going to take you?" "About five years." "However we shall add something to it when we can to shorten the time." "God bless you, mrs" "I'll be taking my leave in the morning" "Excuse me." "Aunt Chloe!" "What did they say?" "I'm going." "I wish I could do something, too." "You can't, boy." "might have to tell them off the bat hound " "Ofelia!" "Come here, I brought you a present" "I brought you a surprise!" "Good Heavens!" "She's all yours, to train and educate properly" "Do you know who is this lady righthere ?" "She's going to be your mistress" "Will you behave yourself,now alright?" "Yes, master!" "My dear cousin I can't not..." "You can't refuse ." "It's going to be uphill work I'm afraid." "This little girl has been beaten every day of her life." "All she needs is just a little bit of my New England cousin's upbringing, all right?" "What is your name, child?" "Topsy." "Topsy, indeed." "First things, first." "Hold her, now." "Give her a good scrub." "Thank God!" "My friend here he is Fletcher has discovered something of importance" "I heard two men talking." "They spoke of your friend George and of returning to your master and of making an example of thee" "George!" "And of returning the child to the negro dealer mr." "Haley." "These men were soon joined by three others." "We must leave right away." "We shall escort you No, I couldn't ask." "A driver is needed I know the road do not ask for it is given" "the skills and pastry to gain money someday for your redemption" "Your boys tell me that they miss you very much" "Oh Tom, how I wish they could see you" "How wonderful Christopher decided at last" "Tom, look over there!" "See how the light shines!" "They saw a sea of glass with fire" "They supposed to be stopped." "Them clouds" "I've seen them the bright angels become message sometimes" "I'm going there." "When?" "What are you talking about?" "I am going there, Tom.I am!" "How old are you?" "Enough" "Who is your mother ?" "Never had Where were you born?" "Never was born I was raised by a speculator" "A what?" "A speculator he buys them up cheap when guys are little" "Topsy, have you ever heard about God?" "Do you know who made you?" "nobody" "We are going to have our very first lesson" "What's that?" "My ribbon." "Have you cheat on my dresser you stole it!" "Me no mrs.my face" "I never get you to this place a minute stand up!" "what else have you stolen ?" "if you confess up I won't whip you this time." "well ?" "I stole miss Eva's red thing she wears around hundred her neck." "Her necklace!" "you bring it here now!" "Aunt Ophelia!" "I just heard someone crying out this wicked wicked child has stolen your red necklace" "But it is impossible I have it on!" "why in the world did you tell me you stole it?" "cause you wanted to know what I took you just couldn't think of anything so to please you I made up the red thing what am I to do with you?" "Whip me, mam oh no!" "No, you mustn't!" "My dear, my dear!" "Are you all right?" "I shall return this ribbon that you stole from me to my dresser we should certainly keep a sharp eye on you in the future." "Topsy, why you need to steal?" "Need to?" "I'd rather give you anything of mine that steal it" "You would?" "Here" "Take it, I give it to you" "don't wanna know" "Tom!" "I'd like to have a word with you." "As you can see the wasteful expenditures whose places are becoming quite a concern to me" "so I would like you to assist me in the farm" "What's the matter?" "Doesn't look like you're pleased." "You look a solemn as a funeral." "What's wrong?" "There's none.They'll carry you home again yeah, I know." "keep talking about that demon whiskey" "It can hurt , you see It can hurt your family." "I know I'm just going to have to..." "I wanna have to try harder to abstain in the future, that's all." "Hey,Tom!" "I promise." "I will!" "Look, they there are!" "They are pursuing you!" "They have seen us!" "They're gonna get us!" "now, get down!" "I have a physical real welcome to the friend" "If there is to be a fight let it be here on the higher ground may I have the pleasure of looking off" "You, down there!" "My name is George Harris." "I am a free man standing on a God's free soil.." "I claim my wife and my son as my own came myself the first person it comes within range of the campaign and the next and the next and so on until the last!" "We are wasting the time talking!" "He worths as much dead as alive!" "George!" "All right, get down!" "March my it has to be a better stay out of sight with my sneezing Marshall" "Get him!" "If you wanna him, go and get him!" "good because one with a friend George" "The wagon is dying I should get back on my own." "where will you go, friend George?" "North." "To Canada, to freedom" "God be with you!" "And with you friend Elias." "We'll say our prayers for the Quakers as long as we live." "but why can't we keep them all the read" "That's a silly question." "Tom can read, he reads a title every day rain does not teach him to work any better and they're really not anything else." "I don't believe that." "You're such an odd child!" "Ophelia teach Tom to read oh my darling, look here!" "one day these pearls are gonna be yours your coming-out party" "something lovely models my bow." "I was a sensation." "Are they..." "Do you?" "Are they worth a big deal of money?" "Oh, I should say so, it was a fortune." "I wish I could have them right now." "Why?" "the best cool place in the free skate for the slave could learn to read and write oh dear little Eve!" "Such a foolish child!" "You don't know anything at all about these things" "I must say all this talking about slaves is making my head ache" "I'm sorry mama" "I'll come back later." "Yes." "There is a good girl." "I'm worried about Eva too Good Heavens, why?" "You know, she has a dreadful caugh" "She's growing, sometimes the children grow too fast, that's what happens" "These things always begin with a cough" "My dear little niece Sue Ellen was taken in a matter of weeks it was just a cough at first ." "Spare me the hobgoblin nurse stories" "The child has a cough that does not mean death" "Augustine I still say..." "And I still say that you'll take care of Topsy and I'll take care of Eva" "I had no idea startle disease which be well sir, there's no problem then we got in:" "and all we need" "every nod youwere so hard I've been redone" "No, papa." "you know it's not good for to ride too fast oh but I like riding so much" "Topsy!" "it's alright!" "Come in!" "Haven't you ever had anyone to love?" "me I can't love gettin our skin is it seriously loves coffee only if you're good." "oh no this scene became barely she were to have a child catcher okay nobody loves nigger so I don't care anyway" "I love you, Topsy." "I do, honestly." "and it would mean so much to me if you would just try to be good" "I do so dearly love you" "I will try." "I swear to you." "It's true What's true?" "What's the matter?" "Topsy she said that I can't bear to have her touch me." "I didn't think she knew it" "Leave it to a child, they find it everytime." "Hello!" "Scuse me, sir." "My name is George and that's my family in the wagon." "We've come a very long way and we were told you might be able to take us in for a spare if I'm mistaken I ask your forgiveness sir." "We shall leave ." "You are not, sir." "Bring in your family at once." "coming so quickly why already use in the second ready" "I reckon the child has a cold and that's all" "Give me a moment with her alone really I don't say anything else child at all The cough is persistent oh you don't need to tell me about a caugh, I had been afficted by caugh my own life" "Night after night Mammy would sit up with me when I was even age" "I know dear but Eve is really feeling very ill ." "it's a nervous affliction that's all it is !" "I've had the same thing my whole life!" "you see what you the thing is Her lungs are filled with fluid it could be very serious Oh how cruel!" "How very cruel!" "Here I am in the mostroutine health and now my only darling child is going down to the grave before my very eyes!" "What can we do?" "Rest, absolute rest" "That's all?" "That's all we know" "What is that?" "Tom." "He sings." "Make him stop!" "He's taking Eva..." "She wants to...one more time" "Be ready for my Lord" "I'll be ready , ready for my lord" "How is she doing?" "She's sleeping now." "She said anything to you?" "She said..." "She said that she is sorry that Hurley even stop our misery" "She's got it, Tom" "That child has the mark of the Lord on her voice" "I know." "There's something in her eyes, something deep." "That little lamb..." "Here, I fixed your supper." "um, I'm sorry" "I just..." "Youd better move it now." "Angel.." "Father...dear father.." "O, my God!" "It's over." "It's over now." "Miss Ophelia said you wanted to see me" "Tom please come on in!" "I started proceedings to grant you your in fan chasman in other words I will make you free man." "Lord God!" "I'll sign the papers on Friday and that'll be the end of the matter." "you can pack your bag and head on back to Kentucky." "Oh, my God!" "don't look in such rapture" "Have I really been that bad?" "Is being free , don't you see?" "A free man!" "It was Eva, Tom." "when she died she made me promise that I let you go" "And I never ever break that promise as long as I live" "Miss Eva was a messenger of the Lord." "Yes." "I truly think she was." "Augustine." "Oh, I'm sorry." "I was just leaving, miss Ophelia" "I'm free!" "What's that he said?" "He said he was free ." "You mean you.." "I mean I've known two genuine saints in my life" "I've lost one." "and I'm about to lose the other" "Oh my dear cousin,thank you!" "Free!" "Put him down there!" "That man is a disgrace!" "Heavenly father please take this person into your bossom love him like that we have loved him on Earth" "Amin." "It's dreadful height." "I don't know how you stand it." "This is awful black morning dresses if he only knew how we are suffering.." "I must talk with you about Tom" "Tom..." "Agustin promised Tom his freedom before he died." "He is lying" "No, Agustin told me himself" "oh well ... it's absolutely impossible." "Tom's most valuable servant we've got" "Besides why does he want his liberty?" "He's been off years." "He does want his freedom." "He was promissed it" "Simply doesn't know what's best for him" "Augustine made this promise to Eva on her death bed, how can you possibly disregard it ?" "Everyone..." "Everyone goes against me!" "bringing up his own promises when I have so much to bear!" "Have you no feeling for me , Ophelia?" "It's really so inconsiderate ?" "Marie, Tom deserves his freedom!" "I don't to want to hear any more about it!" "The servants will be sold." "All of them." "It's done." "Topsy is mine what?" "Topsy is mine, thank God." "Augustine signed her over to me." "a little bad as I couldn't care less" "I'm taking her in north with me Good riddance !" "oh of course I didn't mean you my dear!" "I heard it Tom." "I heard them all talking" "They will sell us every last one." "Well now Missy It looks like we got to move on again" "But don't you worry as I'm going back someday back to Kentucky" "do you know that?" "Of course you do... sweet, sweet child" "gentlemen gentlemen I beseech you" "I beseech you to look at this prime figure here now who's going to give me 350 dollars" "350!" "350 !" "400 I have all ordered at all 425 dollars!" "425." "Any more, any more?" "Sold to the gentleman of the Czech advance" "We got a find young one." "Look at the prime figure we have here!" "Now who's gonna hold bidding for $350 ?" "$350!" "Open your mouth" "Wider, wider!" "Roll up your sleeve, nigger!" "where you from?" "Kentucky" "What work have you done?" "Took care of the master's farm" "Don't you lie to me oh boy" "We start the business $300 $300 do you afford 400 dollars.... $500, do I hear more?" "Sold to the gentleman with 500 dollars." "Get up here!" "we have a young wench next" "I start bid off at $100 come on gentlemen $100!" "Amazing $100!" "she's my daughter , won' you buy her too?" "go ahead 275, 275 anymore, anymore, anymore gentlemen anymore going once going twice..." "Please!" "Sold for 275 dollars to mr Simon Legree." "Well look here!" "Gentlemen I say look what we have here!" "This is a prime specimen!" "I'm told that this nigger can read, that he can actually supervised field hands that he can count and he's strong as a bull moose" "Look at that, gentlemen!" "Who's gonna open the bid what do I hear?" "Come on!" "$700!" "$700 !" "Try $900 900$!" "Thank you, sir." "Now do I have 1,100 $?" "1,100 dollars, gentlemen!" "1,100!" "Do I have 1300?" "1300!" "1300, thank you sir do I hear more?" "1350!" "1550!" "Do I hear more gentlemen?" "More, anymore?" "calling once call it twice 1375!" "1375, thank you sir !" "1400!" "1400!" "Gentlemen, is that all ?" "is that all ?" "Going..." "Sold to mr." "Simon Legree for $1,400" "Get up here!" "All right, we got a strong winch for you this time" "Broad shoulders I've talked to bidding $300 $300 food kitchen help." "$300 gentlemen do I have a bid?" "for the functions needed" "It looks to me like you got a good lot here." "Not good enough." "This big fellow here they tell me he's a managing nigger and it'll do real prime" "The others well they're used up some but I never was one for saving niggers anyway" "How long you figure they last ?" "Oh seven fellows six or seven years the other trash still be worked out" "I used to call a doctor once upon a time but wasn't worth the trouble." "Nope, from now on when one nigger is dead I go up and buy me another" "It's cheaper that way." "Hey,there honey I wasn't talking about you." "So don't you be frightened" "I bet you never did have earrings you're a good girl" "Ain't gonna work you hard not you" "you and me, we are gonna have fine time" "Go on!" "Get out of here!" "Shut up, dogs!" "oh look here see these dogs?" "When they get hold of you they will tear you apart" "These your dogs would rather have you their supper." "All right, boys take these niggers down to their quarters." "Kimble!" "this girl here is yours" "I told you bring one didn't I?" "Thank you master." "Come on little girl, get down." "You are coming into the house with me." "Come on." "rats yeah it won't" "All the same, no matter." "Move!" "you is my woman I hate your woman and I won't be no way what you will be" "Beat me if you want!" "I wish I was dead!" "Hei, girl!" "Where do you think you're goin'?" "You get on here" "Come on!" "you're pretty you are as pretty as... that picture" "You know what ?" "I'm gonna make you happy" "I'll make you sooo happy" "Come on!" "What they ..." "I ain't taking up they'are gonna beat me" "Give me your sack." "No, Tom." "Means a trouble for you." "anything about this case you will not" "They'll take away your skin" "Lord forbid that, don't know no he don't never visit these parts not that I know" "You've got a new friend now, Casey?" "Marvin has kicked out of the house?" "And now you've got a new friend?" "Yeah he had kicked you out." "Now you're out picking cotton like the rest of them" "You're working in the field you do what I say" "Now start moving!" "Touch me!" "Go ahead!" "I hear how you toned the M dogs and grunt alive" "All I got to do is say the word." "Now he didn't mean no home" "no off" "Now off!" "Master!" "What do you want?" "There is trouble, master." "that new fella Tom what about he's picking more than anybody else but he's putting his cotton in Lucy's bag" "I saw it myself." "I just don't have to break him in him and Lucy both master ." "She is lazy." "and she won't have nothing to do with me like yours doesn't" "Oh, hey I got me an idea we can teach them both at the same time, come on" "Lucy!" "I didn't pay all that money to buy you so you could just do common work here." "No no no I got better things for you !" "I am gonna make you an oversee to drive all the others." "See?" "Now... so as to get you started off right" "I want you take that Busey and flog her" "Go!" "another thing for me to do I never could and I never did" "No way possible" "Are you telling me no?" "No sir what I'm trying to say..." "Boy you try and tell me what is right and what is wrong" "That's wrong woman is sick and there's no way that I'm going to beat her" "You mean to kill me for it and I can't stop you but no I'm not going to raise my hand against that woman" "It's a sin!" "Sin?" "Can you hear that he called a sinner?" "well now haven't we got ourselves a powerful holy critter here you read the Bible, boy!" "You read the Bible!" "The Bible says "obey thy master" when your master did not bring good money for you boy ?" "Well, did not?" "Damn, you're gonna answer me boy." "No dime can buy my soul" "Your soul?" "Sambo Kimbo, come here!" "Come on get here!" "now once you take this boy and I want you to break him, breaking him good so he will never forget." "Go on" "Listen to me." "What are you trying to do is no use" "Using the devil's hands and there is no way out of it." "there's not a white person from house who could testify if you were stone about even an awful bloody life I've been on a school for five years" "I know you stutter as many of us like Jesus long ago glad we all be happy to talk about Jesus yes, o, yes!" "Tomorrow I'll bring you something to eat" "oh, well now you come back in again, have you?" "And I'll have my own way this time" "Now if you behave yourself you stay outside there with the others" "I'll do as I please." "walking we be friends again like we used to be remember ..." "When was that?" "Never!" "Cassy, you take care now" "You behave decent now You talk about me behave indecently when you beat the best man you got in the middle of the pagan season" "That man will be no good for weeks!" "I know, I know!" "Sometimes my mad temper does get the better of me I dunno that" "Still, I am gonna break that nigga" "Give up!" "If he will give up." "If I have to tear apart every bone in his body" "You'll see!" "Miss Cassy!" "so please there's someone we can get away from here!" "No place for the grave!" "Last night he needed me..." "I know what he does" "There is nothing about him I don't know" "Take the brandy" "It will make things easier when he comes at you" "NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER" "Think of it" "Only 24 hours to freedom little early Lord does he find him well" "Look at this boy!" "Do you find him well desguised?" "Too well, mrs Smythe." "oh I'm sorry but it is said in the village that the slave catchers might try to stop a Negro couple with a small boy if they try to cross the river into Canada" "Indeed they will not see them!" "Come on" "Don't be afraid if I don't think don't speak" "Don't look, just keep walking." "It looks like we are free" "Don't look back, don't ever look back!" "We've got no money, we got no roof over here training fields to work and I feel like we are owning the world!" "We did it Jimmy We are free!" "We are free!" "THREE YEARS LATER in the morning" "Give me Jesus" "you can have all this world forgive me, Jesus." "tonight" "What?" "When he goes to sleep I will give him so much brandy to keep him out all night here's a action of summer have a daughter history of orbit you can do it Tom" "he deserves to die" "Would you sell your soul to the devil for that?" "What are you, a priest?" "quality in pray" "All I can do is hate don't you see,Tom?" "that's all that's left is happy" "So I've got.." "You run." "Run for your life because without faith you'll not survive in this hell" "God be with you" "Miss Casey, we won't make it!" "There's no escape in the woods !" "We won't be in the woods Then where we gonna be?" "Right here." "I don't understand." "Staires in the gary is over half here is why when" "Why?" "he cares for somebody up there" "we'll be safe there" "But I won't do!" "Enough!" "you'll get them dogs out and put a big search for us" "When he think we disappear the search is over we'll escape" "Now?" "No." "But they'll see us!" "They won't see us they will look into the woods we're gonna come back to the house." "Casey, you have all planned." "I don't know if I can do it!" "You can do it." "You better do it ." "Master, they are gone!" "Who's gone?" "miss Casey, miss Emmeline, there are gone in the woods!" "Call the guards!" "Follow those" "Go on, boy!" "We have been here before." "We are making a circle." "lead back to the house" "You are right he dog lost a test those girls" "Come on!" "gotta get back up to the geared it's dark already" "We have plenty of time ." "As long as the great things we still out there they'll track us down do we drop right now I'm looking ssor something to pay our passage" "Some money" "You steal from him?" "He stole it didn't he?" "All our sweat well he won't see this place now that you confirmed to the gary" "Are you sure you go up there ?" "I told you" "Miss Cassy if we can't get away don't leave me!" "O, dear child!" "Don't put the dogs out for tonight" "He's back!" "Come on" "Quick!" "Good morning to you, Tom!" "You have a good sleep or like me were you worried about the too girls?" "I have made up my mind that I'm going to kill you unless you tell me what happened to them" "now maybe you don't believe me maybe you think that your massive wouldn't throw away that kind of money but I'll show you boy" "I am sincere." "SINCERE!" "so you hear me?" "so now you speak up, come on speak up!" "Nothing to tell." "Boy, I have counted the cost and I am determined to break you once and for all right now" "I am going to take every drop of blood you got!" "I ask you to you hear me !" "Well ?" "you take my blood that is nothing" "No, you can hurt me no more" "Now we will see." "Master, he has fainted." "We must go on?" "yep I do believe he's done" "stop his mouth and preaching and that is a comfort" "Kimbo!" "I think we 've done a wicked thing but I never felt like this before" "We have nearly killed him!" "He is breathing!" "Oh Lord Jesus forgive us" "I wish to speak to mr." "Legree" "I was in the house" "Master, somebody here waiting" "My name is Christopher Shelby" "I understand that you purchased a man by the name of Tom from an auction." "you I understand that you purchased a man by the name of Tom from an auction he used to belong to my father and I'm here now" "I understand that you purchased a man by the name of Tom from an auction" "Selby I understand that you purchased a man by the name of Tom from an auction he used to belong to my father and I'm here now to buy him back" "I fail to see the humor in this request." "what do you want with him?" "That nigger is a curse to a world got my two gals wrong way hundred dollars we'll just running away and just stood this and we had nothing to do with it yeah sir I'll tell you he's got himself a flogging now and I'll kill him yet" "Where is he?" "she's under Santee sir I'll show you" "You shut up!" "Take me there" "I said take me!" "My God!" "Tom!" "it's me, Christopher!" "Don't you recognize me?" "Chris, it's you?" "look !" "What have they done to you, Tom?" "I'm here to buy you back Tom!" "I'll take you home!" "oh..." "That's right!" "I can't do that" "I'm going through the glory now" "I will Tom I surely will cause you can tell yourself" "Tom!" "Come, please don't!" "still die now Tom!" "I am free!" "I'm free!" "Tom!" "Be careful now Careful" "I want you to know I'm going to report this to the first law officer I'll see" "How you'll do that?" "Who you're gonna have as a witness?" "it's all the fuss about just one more dead nigger" "You put chains on all your slaves, sir yes well" "I ain't got no chains on right now and neither do you" "What you're talking about?" "This" "Uncle Tom was right only his body died at the hands of Simon Debris" "tong spirit rolls out of the pages of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel to agitate the conscience of a nation a war was fought the black people were legally free" "today, 120 years later the battle for true freedom still continues."