That's McBride's metaphor for John Brown, and to an extent, Hawke's inspiration. When it took to flight, observers would at first yawp ("good lord!") then take a shot. MY SAY With vermilion crown and three-foot wingspan, the ivory-billed woodpecker was once a wonder of the southern woods. This limited series is based on James McBride's 2013 novel, a National Book Award winner. As they make their way around the country in search of money and support for the cause, Brown and "Little Onion" (his nickname for Henry) meet other famous personages, like Harriet Tubman (British actress Zainab Jah, in a brief but important cameo) and Frederick Douglass (Daveed Diggs). Henry, who just wants to survive, isn't about to argue the point. Unsure of Henry's gender, Brown decides he's a girl, and dresses him appropriately. WHAT IT'S ABOUT When abolitionist John Brown (Ethan Hawke) and his sons come to Kansas territory in the late 1850s to support the "Free-Staters" - those battling to keep slavery out of the proposed state - Brown adopts a young boy, Henry Shackleford (Joshua Caleb Johnson, "Snowfall"), who is suddenly orphaned when his father is killed during a violent confrontation.
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