Free State of Jones Page #4

here they come.

You ready?

Easy.

Well...

Well, what do

we have here?

Stop.

Beg your pardon?

I said, stop walking.

That's quite

an army you got there.

Three little girls with guns.

Mmm-hmm.

It's more like eight.

How come you ain't

up north fighting?

How come you ain't?

'Cause I'm responsible

for clothing

and feeding our loyal troops.

And tracking down deserters.

No, don't do that.

They gonna shoot me?

All's they gotta do

is go like that.

Last time I checked,

the gun don't care who's

pulling the trigger.

We'll be back.

Mmm-hmm.

Hold steady

on him, girls.

Lower your guns.

There we go. There we go.

Good job, girls. Good job.

All right.

Listen, y'all are gonna

be fine, all right?

It's me they're

gonna be after.

It's me they're

gonna be after.

They've got

a slave patrol, newt.

Those are n*gger dogs.

It was three little girls,

you hear? Alone.

Who ain't alone?

You think I ain't alone?

Why you always

got to fight

everyone else's

fight for them?

I can't do this anymore, newt.

I can't.

Buck shot,

fresh powder horn.

Go! Go get him!

Can't stay here.

First place

they're gonna come.

I'll get George to take

you out in the swamp.

There's some folks

out there that can help.

Yeah?

I dropped my gun and powder.

Sounds like you

had a good time.

George?

Ma'am?

He's gonna need some food.

Got it right here.

You know what to do?

Mmm-hmm.

Mister newt, sir?

Mmm-hmm.

Whenever you're ready.

To the swamp?

Yes, sir.

Take your time.

Mr. newt!

Sorry. Look here.

Here, sit here.

You'll like this better.

They'll be here

for you soon.

"They"?

Mmm-hmm.

They will be here

for you soon.

Hello.

I know you.

Mmm-hmm.

I'm here to show

you through.

Come on.

You all right to walk?

Yeah, just slow.

All right, now walk

where I walk.

Out there is deep,

through here is shallow.

Careful now.

You got it.

It's all right.

They gonna fix you.

They runaways?

Ain't you?

Chewed up pretty bad.

A hound got him.

Got some fresh plantain.

Mr. newt?

Let me see that there.

Aw, it ain't that bad.

You must be

pretty brave then.

Y'all must taste like we do,

the way he latched onto you.

Just hold still now,

you'll be all right.

Thank you, baby.

Mr. whittington,

in your opinion,

Serena knight was

no longer a resident

of Jones county,

Mississippi, by what date?

Well, roughly, the end

of 1863, early 1864,

when she moved

to Georgia.

Then, if Newton knight

had a child after the war,

a child to whom

he gave his name,

that child could

not have been...

Objection, your honor.

The witness is

a census expert,

not an expert on genealogy

or paternity or...

Well, your honor,

you don't have to be

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