Emancipation

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That's right. Move it along. Come on. Gather 'em up.

Hurry up now.

"Give thanks to God, for he is good…

His love endures forever."

"The Lord is with me. I will not be afraid…

What can a mere man do to me?"

"The Lord is my helper…

I will look in triumph at my enemies."

"The Lord is with me…

He is my strength…

and my defense…

He has become my salvation."

"The Lord is God."

"He will shine upon those who trust in him."

You are the last drop of water…

…in my mouth.

You are the sun that warms me in the morning.

No.

Come on, boy. Let's go.

Peter.

Stay together.

I said now, boy.

Do not touch me. I will walk.

-What the hell? -Boy, you'll get-- Come on.

Get out of there.

Papa!

Get back, boy!

-Come on. Damn it, let go. -Help! Come on!

Get here, boy.

Peter!

Hey. Get back.

Damn animal bit me!

Hey!

-No! -Papa.

-That's enough. -No!

Captain Lyons. Please, sir.

I will walk.

Please don't fight.

-Peter! -No!

Come on.

Oh, Peter.

Got him in.

-Move over. -You get back to work. All of you.

All right now. Get on with your work.

You tell General Beall, should he impress any more of my property,

I will take it up with Jefferson Davis himself.

Gonna ruin my business, this taxation.

The nigger's my best blacksmith.

Papa, come back!

Stay together.

Papa!

-Scipion! -Get back here, boy.

-Papa! -Get back! Get back here.

-Scipion! -I will come back to you!

Papa!

-Papa! -I will come back to you!

-Check your boy. Control him. -Papa!

Go back to your work!

Keep it moving. Move.

Everybody out!

Eyes down.

Man said, "Eyes down." Down. Keep 'em there.

Come on now, don't slack. You hear?

-Move! -Move.

Get away from him.

Get away from him, I said.

That's right, keep it spinning.

Get it all out.

Let's go! Keep moving!

Hurry up.

Eyes down, boy. Come on. Go!

Don't make me yell again.

We got a runner.

Come on.

Come on! Get to work!

The Bible says, "Slaves, be obedient to your masters.

Not with eye-service or men-pleasers, but as the servants of Christ,

doing the will of God.

Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil"

"for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me."

Good dog. Get that scent.

What the hell are you doing?

You stop when I say stop.

You, get him outta here.

Inside! All you!

Keep moving, nigger.

Let's go, y'all.

Let's go.

I wanna see full scoops. I wanna see a full shovelful.

The railroad ain't gonna build itself.

What's the matter?

Big ape like you can't carry it? Come on, boy.

Move, boy. Move!

What are you doing, boy?

This man needs help.

You hard of hearing?

I say when someone needs help.

Come on now. Get about it. Get back to work over there.

You a cold one, ain't ya?

Easy. Come on.

Where'd you catch him?

Get up, goddamn it.

No. Easy.

Thank you.

See there, that Black man?

He was sold with me in Opelousas, ran away.

Looks like he works for Jim Fassel now.

Biggest man hunter around these parts. Hunts day and night.

That's it. Get him down.

Wounded coming in.

All right. Here we go.

Get him to a nurse if he can't…

Make some room for you guys…

This one too.

Right through here. You can chain him on the floor.

Medical said they'd take him.

What do they call you?

Tomas.

Do you have a family, Tomas?

A wife?

Someone to think about?

A mama?

Then remember…

This is just work.

Same as you always done. Just work.

God is with us.

How can you say that to him?

"God is with us."

Where is he?

And why has he not set you free?

Or has he?

So you are not in these?

Well, then stand up…

Stand up. Go. Stand up.

Stand up, and praise your God for all he has done for you,

for all of us.

You.

God is not with you.

He is nowhere.

And he sends that fool to tell us about his word.

To be a good slave.

To be obedient to your masters.

Is that what God says to you?

God says many things…

I do not know why…

God shows himself to some people and not to others…

But if you do not know him…

I will pray for you.

Matthew 17:20 says that you can move a mountain.

But faith without work is dead. Faith!

It's okay to work and die for your master.

-Faith is obedience. Be obedient. -Come on down. Hold it.

Bring it down. All right. Yeah.

-Faith. Give unto the Lord… -All right. Keep moving.

There we go. Up.

…Give unto the Lord the glory…

Look alive. Okay. All right.

Steady yourself. Long day out here.

Water break!

Not you.

Not you.

Book of Timothy teaches us,

"All who's under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy,

worthy of respect."

You, you. Water.

Book of Timothy teaches us,

"All who's under the yoke of slavery, should consider your master worthy,

worthy of respect"

Worthy.

Worthy.

Clear!

Clear! Let's go! Let's move! Move!

Back to work.

"And God has revealed his very will to me.

And so, I issue Proclamation 95."

What the hell's that mean?

Lincoln freed the slaves.

What?

Lincoln freed the slaves.

Get on, boy. Fetch us a couple tins of water.

Desperate man, Lincoln.

You know, according to one of these other papers from a couple weeks back,

slaves are running to Baton Rouge from every direction

now that Grant holds the town.

Fixing for liberty. One and all.

Matter with you?

Nigger put something in my stew.

And the damn corn pone's rotted out!

Damn you, son of a bitch. You put something in my stew, nigger?

What y'all looking at? Get back to work.

What you put in my stew?

What, now you gonna eyeball me again, boy? Get over here!

You gone crazy from the heat, boy?

He is just a child.

Boy must have a death wish.

What?

Back to work.

Go!