![]() ![]() ![]() I could finally stop wearing that dress.ĭEGGANS: Yeah. The day he was hung, there was only one silver lining. But some Black folks hate them for thinking that he was some sort of white savior. ![]() JOSHUA CALEB JOHNSON: (As Henry) Some Black folks love them, and they think trouble needed to be stirred. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "THE GOOD LORD BIRD") Played with wide-eyed wonder by Joshua Caleb Johnson, Henry notes that Black folks in the 1850s had divided opinions on Brown, whose attacks aimed at freeing slaves in Kansas and Virginia helped ratchet up tensions that led to the Civil War. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says what makes this story especially fitting for today's times also makes it difficult for him to watch.ĮRIC DEGGANS, BYLINE: One twist which makes "The Good Lord Bird" so compelling is that the story of the violent, devoutly religious John Brown is seen largely through the eyes of a young Black boy named Henry. Hawke stars in Showtime's limited series "The Good Lord Bird," which premieres Sunday. Actor Ethan Hawke is bringing abolitionist John Brown's story to life. ![]()
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