Gospel Hill
# When I #
# When I die #
# Gonna bury #
# Goin' to the other
side. Yeah #
# And my friends #
# And my friends #
- # Friends #
# Don't under #
# Don't #
- # Don't #
# Understand #
- # Don't understand #
# When I suffer #
# When I #
- # Suffer #
# All night #
- # Hurt #
# All night long #
- # All night long #
# Giving up #
# Giving up #
# The right #
# The right #
# For the wrong #
# For the wrong #
# Then my Lord #
# Then my Lord #
# Then my Lord #
# Then my Lord #
- # Oh, yeah #
# Then my Lord #
# Will carry me #
- # Carry me, yeah #
# Carry me home #
Early in the morning.
You can't give me a break.
Just one break today.
You cheap little-
Battery's loose.
John. John, telephone!
- Who is it?
It's a reporter from Aiken.
Wants to talk to you about the memorial.
Ah, I'm not interested.
John, just something
brief about your father.
I got nothing to say.
Uh!
Mr. Harris, um, I'm sorry.
He's not available right now.
I'll have to take your number
and have him call you back.
Well, here's what
we're lookin' at, Jack.
The biopsy came back positive...
which I wouldn't call a surprise.
I've also got to tell you
the cancer's spread.
Now, I think the only
option we have now...
is chemotherapy or radiation.
These are antiandrogens.
I want you to start
taking them right away.
We've got to start you on
chemo as soon as possible.
Now, you can't fool around here.
If you don't act on this,
you might not be around in six months.
You hear me?
Here in the town of
Julia, South Carolina...
the citizens are preparing to celebrate
the life of civil rights activist, Raul Malcolm.
Next Tuesday marks
the 40th anniversary of his tragic death.
Some may remember his famous
lunch-counter protest...
where he was arrested for pointing
out the injustice of segregation.
Paul Malcolm was a true local hero.
His legacy will be honored
next Tuesday at Friendship Park.
Yvonne, would you please
just pick up the phone?
I'm watching television.
I-
Hello? Yes.
and your lovely family.
Uh-huh. How's the earache?
Hey, your daddy
a white Soul Train.
And your mama's black
as the bottom of my shoe.
Zebra! Zebra! Zebra!
Zebra! Zebra! Zebra!
Hey! Hey, stop that!
Sweetheart, what happened?
-
I'm not a zebra.
- No, of course you're not.
You come with me. Anna.
Now what do you
have to say to Anna?
Go ahead.
- I'm sorry.
You? What do you have to say?
- I'm sorry.
All right, go ahead.
Go to class.
Anna- Oh. Sweetheart, what they
said to you was trash, wasn't it?
And what do you do with trash?
- You throw it away.
That's right.
You throw it away for good.
Okay, dry your tears and go on to class.
- Yes, ma'am.
Oh, I'm just sorry to take over,
but I know these children pretty well.
I understand.
- You will soon enough.
Oh, Sarah Malcolm.
Rosie Griffith.
Well, I'd been wanting
to meet the new teacher.
You're not from around
these parts, are you?
No.
Well, day one.
Didn't your parents
teach you to knock?
You supposed to listen
to the drivers' complaints.
I got complaints too. What about the fact
that you're late more than you are on time...
and when you are here, you flap
your lips more than you work.
You don't talk to me that way.
Okay, you're fired.
- You can't fire me.
I just did.
What am I 'posed to do
for a job in this town?
Why don't you go back to L. Donn,
or you can cry about your leg to somebody.
Go talk to the V.A. You'll get a job.
It worked here, didn't it?
F*** you!
Okay.
What's the problem?
About time.
I'm sick of listening to that junk.
$23.27.
See, you're a lucky man, my brother.
You work outside-
Hey.
Wow! Haven't seen her here before.
Anyway, what was I saying?
Oh, yeah, yeah.
You own your own equipment,
at least until the loans are paid off.
You are a man in charge
of his own destiny.
And... now...
you're incorporated.
- For real?
Yeah.
You're lucky you have a lawyer for a
brother to do this stuff for you, you know?
How's it feel?
It feels pretty darn good,
that's how it feels.
Uh-huh.
I guess we should
celebrate then, huh?
To the businessman.
Cheers.
Hello?
- Mr. Herrod?
Yes.
My name is Ray Harris
from the Aiken Standard.
I'm doin' a piece about
the upcoming memorial for Paul Malcolm.
I wanted to get your thoughts-
- I got nothin' to say.
Well, I'd really like
to get your viewpoint for the article.
This is a big event in town.
Well, I don't think
I'm gonna be an honored guest.
Will you answer a few questions about
your investigation of Malcolm's murder?
Didn't nobody answer 'em for me.
How you gonna arrest somebody
for sittin' at a lunch counter?
You know this isn't right.
Since when is being hungry
a crime, Sheriff?
You askin' the wrong
question, Sarah.
What you need to be askin' is what
you gonna do on Judgment Day, Sheriff?
What you gonna say about arrestin'
black folk 'cause they're hungry?
What you gonna say about that?
What you
gonna say, Sheriff?
You can't see what's ahead of you.
Don't hate the sheriff, y'all.
Y'all need to pity him.
'Cause he can't see what's comin'.
- That's right.
And it's gonna roll right over him...
along with everybody else who
don't realize we all the same.
- Mm-hmm.
It's right around the corner,
and it's called "freedom."
Freedom, that's right.
- It belongs to you...
the same as everybody else.
- That's right.
Now my hands are tied,
but my soul is free as the ocean.
Amen to that.
- They gonna put me on the chain gang...
but they can't chain my spirit-
- That's right.
'cause I carry the light.
And that light is called "truth."
Y'all carry it too.
You too, Sheriff. Come on.
How you doin' over there?
You don't have a flashlight, do you?
As a matter of fact...
I do.
There you go.
That's really cute.
Oh, um, his sides.
You want to squeeze-
There it is.
- Boy Scout, huh?
Always prepared.
- Yes, I am.
Do you, uh-you mind
if I take a peek for you?
Please.
- Oh, it's okay.
What, uh-
What's it been doin'?
It sputters and then it stops.
- All right, we got a '72.
Yeah. I just bought it
when I got here.
All right. Let's give it a whirl.
Oh, that's awesome.
Thank you.
Absolutely.
I mean, this should-
this should get you home, but, uh, if-
I- I got it.
If, uh- I'd definitely
get it looked at... if I were you.
Take care of this guy.
Thanks.
- Absolutely.
I'm Joel.
I'm Rosie.
It's a pleasure.
Phase one is a championship
to be built in conjunction
with townhomes.
Excuse me.
Oh, sure.
- Then, in phase two...
single-family homes will
line the course itself...
followed by larger, custom homes.
And this is where
we'd like to build it.
Madam President?
- Yes. Mrs. Malcolm.
Do you intend
to bulldoze Gospel Hill?
Well, we're aware that
some of the land is occupied...
but we intend to offer
fair market value to everybody.
Tell me, what is fair market for the house
that your great-grandmother was born in?
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