Alex Haley’s Queen | Part 2

e oh h for [Music] [Music] [Music] any man who wants to sell his land I'll give him a fair price for it cash money no questions asked Yankee dollars bu half the South for a decent meal I have no work for you know when we get back with no slaves we got a bit to put by Mrs has always want to store some small thing made you some coffee ain't very good just ground up acoms but it's hot what y'all want for dinner I was wondering what we might have for dinner tonight chicken I'd love

some roasted chicken with gravy well miss Lizzy you go out and catch me a chicken and I'll cook it I can make a vegetables too I suppose we'll have to do with vegetables too again we must count our blessings I'm sure it'll be delicious [Music] blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus holy Mary Mother of God pray for us sinners now and the hour he coming the master [Music] coming as Dave you still here matter of fact M we is just leaving now well I can use some help

around this place won't be able to pay you much or something that's kind of you master but uh David here want to see a bit of the world he ain't never been off the plantation well if you change your mind good luck to you mother I'm sorry I'm so very sorry loveed son you're home you're home come on Isaac let's get you come along with us miss queen ain't nothing for you [Music] here well you take care of yourself now you here come on H moving so slow we ain't never going to get there [Music]

how [Music] that I got a poor prize for it needs must be met for long I have no land left to sell can't go on like this you're very quiet but then I suppose I haven't said a lot of things I should like thank you all you've done for us should have said something before but well I I'm very grateful we all are Ain nothing yes it is you've been housekeeper Gardener Cook and Maid all rolled into one I don't think my family could have survived without you can't afford to pay you much few dollars

a week but when things get better I don't want your money I have to pay you something slavery is illegal now doing rather better than we are day Henderson give it's about more credit no I've come to pay my bill well now that is good news M will take care of you ltia Mr Jackson's here Financial oh Mr Jackson come on in I've got some fine roasting hands that up a little girl still with you I see nice day for it lady don't mess with her she's a high yell oh hell it don't matter to

me I don't mind a little Midnight [Laughter] Velvet how was your day mother well I went to the mitro funeral was quite a turnout considering what a fou tempered man he was in life you spend your life going to funerals getting used to I suppose well doesn't this look delicious You' think it was a celebration I suppose it is in a way I don't know how pleased you'll be given our circumstances we hardly need another mouth to feed that's wonderful Lizzy I'm praying for a boy I hope it's a girl when Jane gone the house

seems so empty I need a little daughter to love hey hey all right there you go sure don't look like two pound to me you've lost none of your cheek I see kid in your place girl you nothing but an ex slave and hide help I suppose you want this on credit the massacre fult you get your money your price is high enough are you sassing me girl you're accusing me of overcharging you if the high and mighty Mr Jackson has any complaints you tell him to come and see me himself not to see some

bastard slave girl I ain't a slave no more you a useless [ __ ] with no civil tongue in your head for decent white folk hell the old day she'd have been whipped uhhuh that's what she need now good spanking to put her in her place you can't touch me come here girl [Music] hey get a hold of come back here let's go [Music] [Applause] [Music] w [Music] a see her hey she can't be too far come on [Music] are you going to sit out here all night something must have happened to her oh we

would have heard the Hendersons would have sent a message she's gone don't say that she's gone James like all the other negras and I'm glad I don't mean any home I hope she hasn't been hurt but I hope I never have to look at her again because every time I do it reminds me that you loved another woman more than me for where have you been I had some trouble Missy not half as much trouble as you've caused around here no thought for us just off and away I had to cook dinner last night and

clean up in my condition in the old days we would have sent the dogs after you now get yourself cleaned up and get to work I'm sorry your Master's been out looking for you since Daybreak where he's sick about you he ain't my master he my py how dare you speak to me like that and how dare you speak to me like that treating old dog better than me Queen do this queen do that cook what clean garden plant cotton pick cotton from morning till night not even a word of thanks or even a mention

I exist well I do exist miss it and I got to ride to a little bit of love and if I can't find it here I going to get it somewhere else so ungrateful after everything we've done for you you ain't never done nothing for me and won't ever have to nap I going to miss you m cuz you're the only friend I get W you even going to come to say goodbye to me I'm sorry I tried to warn you could have helped miss Sally could have made things a little easier oh perhaps but

it would have been the same in the end why cuz I'm Negra I'm nearly white only got a little bit of negro blood in me it's not enough to be nearly white even one little drop of black blood is too much yeah take this take it I don't want it you always were a stubb we owe you this much at least here now you take it take it yeah I don't suppose that uh I'll ever see you again good luck to you wherever whatever I'll miss you oh misses Queen where have you been I've been

looking all over I leing for good why what happened a lot of things happen are you sure you want to go well Le let me give you ride into town I can manage Miss You Queen I go miss you too right to us let us let's know where you are queit remember there is God in everyone [Music] [Music] that [Music] was now we're going to be late out little bit coach for Charleston leaving soon Charleston please yes ma'am return no I'm not coming back take your bag ma'am you stupid doy my luggage goes on first

yes ma'am can't trust these dark is to do anything right have to keep your eye on them every moment and you shouldn't be here by yourself dear not a pretty young thing like you are these donies would have us away as soon as look at us you take my meaning such a pretty young thing where you from meeting my mama in Charleston she' been visiting in Marque she comes from there your frch oh the islands so romantic and you have the color ing such lovely dark eyes but you shouldn't be traveling on your own my

Papa said I going to be fine on the coach and the kin folk going to meet me when I get there know it's such a relief to find Pleasant company there's so much trash traveling nowadays I've been in fear of my life all the way from Naas you probably haven't heard of my papy then Colonel Jackson folks of sapis our glorious veterans such difficult times but you must tell me all about yourself on the long journey such a relief someone to talk to we girls must stick together now let's go find our places Queen you

a white girl now [Music] [Applause] I'm sorry I don't have any references ma'am they were stolen well it's of no consequence it really isn't a suitable job for white girl oh I used to it I've been cooking and cleaning and I need the money maybe you do but you don't fool me Missy not for one moment you're black trash trying to pass and we don't take kindly of that sort of thing around here now you get out of here and get to your own kind [Music] next muff fresh f [Music] D get away come back

here come [Music] back sorry [Music] all [Music] you ain't got no place here [ __ ] Master please I'm white come on girl you can't F this is a decent I'm so hungry I A hav't seen you here before no ma'am just got into town but you need feeding up in tough ain't it looking wide ma'am I swear it's all right I understand sister I yell they call it dirty white be better you funny me now what you think I'm going sit up here in a room full of white folk and tell you how colored

when I ain't you see what they do we're lucky we can choose and who choose to be black black is hard W is so much easier beautiful you rich no I have some admirers is you a [ __ ] if you want to is white you have to watch your speech nothing gives you away faster than slave talk never say is you say are you I don't want to pass for white I is white I don't want to pass for Black neither cuz that me too little Miss in between that's me no where to go

no place for home I just mistake you ain't no mistake child but you do smell you smell bad are you a you know what I said a ho I don't think so my momy worked for him took care of her she was always on that me ell she say you take care of what you got girl it's all a girl has got you let it get wore out then the Yankees came in the war they raped me and they burned down the house so I came here I'm sorry oh child it's done but I swore

if white men wanted me so bad they were going to have to pay for it I could never do that and I ain't pretty like you what did they do to you back in that big old mansion didn't anyone ever say nice things to you didn't anyone ever tell you how pretty you are only my m when you see CH your M was right M I Don't Dance too good oh it's easy just follow the music [Music] Alice my dear you're looking lovely as usual thank you may I have the honor why George I'd be

delighted you're on your own don't be a Wallflower don't leave me Alice [Music] excuse [Music] me how do pretty shall we I'd be delighted [Music] I never had such a Time Alice you must have danced with every man in the room well I had to that first one Morgan kept trying to kiss on me all men like that most of them what' you think of George what he's so old Alice well I think of him like he's my py and very rich you ain't nothing but a [ __ ] for all your fancy talk how

I survive as my business Queen don't call me names well it bothers me well that's a Pity cuz George is a very nice man and he has a job for you if you want it I won't do that sort of work in a flower shop is there anything I can do for you today sir a rose single bare lovely red R well is it for a wedding something special no this one's for you from the first Moment I Saw You surrounded by roses I haven't been able to get you out of my mind I trust

you do not think me forward ma'am I I I know we've not been introduced well no sir I was most pleased when you asked me to walk out with you this evening ordinarily I would of course have asked your father but I I do not know who he is or how to find out you not from these parts no my home is far away and your family a very old family sir my father was a colonel in the wall he lost an arm you fought in the wall it was my duty and my strong and

passionate cause your father is C on a lemonade stand I declare I'm dying thirst I cannot have you die my dear I've waited so long to find you lemonade it is your family is from Georgia perhaps no um Alabama thank you you be careful sooner or later he's going to have to know the truth oh don't spoil it from me Alice it's the most beautiful thing ever happened to me and when he wants to know more about you he already does you want to meet my family oh Queen I could spank you D is obviously

for the old family what you think he's going to feel when he finds out he's been stepping out with a neger he ain't going to know I'm going to tell him my Pap is sick every moment you're with him you're living alive one day you going to slip oh he cares for me Alice but it makes me feel wonderful for the first time in my life I feel like somebody really cares for me and let him care for you let him look after you but don't let him be led love is dangerous for women like

us I'm not like you what are you doing [Music] [Music] nothing isn't it wonderful those of us who fought for the Confederation don't find much joy in it but it's the 4th of July I wonder if your father's celebrating in Florence I know all about you how there aren't too many Jacksons in Alabama I know his Mansion is called the forks of Cyprus and that it has gone to rack and ruin since the war is that why you didn't tell me you silly goose we're none of us what we were I've watched my family's Fortune

Fade to nothing but useless Confederate promiser and Nots we are all poor now we offended God when we lost the war and he is visiting a terrible judgment on us here we are two lost and lonely people found each other I have no right to ask you I don't have a lot to offer other than my love and uh I know I should ask your father first but I I think you will understand will you marry me [Music] [Music] look after the horses sir we don't need your help please sir just a few pennies you

heard the gentleman let go of that let go don't you whoop me I ain't no slave no more don't you whoop me hey [ __ ] he don't with me nobody with me come on my [Music] dear how could you be such a fool I had to but I warned you I told you it was dangerous you can't marry him he ain't never going to no listen it's not just you it's all of us who can pass so you marry him but what does he going to say when you have babies and a little picking

pops out one day he's going to know you tricked him lied to him then it's not just you it's all of us you get out of this girl as fast as you can you've been playing with fire too long I don't know how you think of something want to be us ma'am ma'am [Music] Queen what a wonderful surprise please come in I had to see you I wasn't expecting company certainly not you is something wrong you're not going back on your word out because I'd sue you for breach of promise you know I love you

that much what is it what's wrong I'm sorry just a look close in here I'll open the window now what do you want to tell me uh nothing really I just uh well then let me tell you something first it might make things easier for you I wrote to your father today queen honey what's the matter you awake hello just a little while I went to the pharmacy what is it L I never used it before the war but now when the pain comes I don't want open you it's very mild it'll make you feel

better now just relax oh you really shouldn't be alone in here with me you know but I won't tell anyone if you won't and we ought to be married AR we I can't remember when I've been so happy don't say that you don't know anything about me not really let the drug do work it'll make you feel so good it's like floating on a fluffy pink Cloud you're like a drug to me I only have to look at you and all pain is gone [Music] my love I want you so much I need you so

much I've wanted you from the first moment I saw you I can't wait until we're married got to have you now it's been so long since I had a woman I need you come here no no never my py was Kel Jackson and my mommy was a slave woman SL [Music] you get what cheap [ __ ] [ __ ] deserve [Music] you told him how could you tell him how could you tell him you knew you were playing with fire how many warnings did you need you raped me and you told him to save

your precious virginity well let me tell you what it's cost word spread like wildf a couple of madas in here passing his white and then you know what's going to happen at the very least George is going to hear and I'll lose him all because of your precious virginity no one got the r to take it away from me no one oh you're not special we've all been raped thought you was my friend you're too dangerous to be anyone's friend you're living in a dream you're not in the real world and you're not Little Miss

in between your little miss high and mighty my pey was a colonel I live in a mansion my PE love me then why did he let you go get out of here I'm going to tell them that I kicked you out that I found out about you and I made you go no Alis I ain't got no one else go back to your precious B I can't just all I got well there ain't nothing left for you here not now go anywhere somewhere I don't care where just get as far away from here and as

far away from me as possible please I'm begging you don't make me go I'm begging you why did you tell him [Music] why help me I'm hungry please help me [Music] young SE I need a place to sleep over there are you hungry white [ __ ] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] you not here [Music] [Music] God somebody help please ISAC St [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] go [Music] help me love can't go all like this how long long it's forever right is it a moment day year lifetime or is it forever forever is eternity

and this veil of Tears is not Eternal our wretched misery on this Earth is but a moment in the blanket of God's ey when that moment we call life is done we will been taken up in glory we F in the son of God's loveing glory we will dwell in the bosom of the Lord in glory Not For a Moment not for a year not for a lifetime but forever and forever and forever in [Applause] glory help me somebody help me help me [Music] I help me God I need love I need food I help

me I help me scared help me help me help me it's all right we we going take [Music] care excellent Joy she'll do splendidly so light and lovely teeth thank you for bringing her oh I don't mind staying maam there's no need but if you wish you may wait in the kitchen now Queen isn't it a very odd name we should be pleased to take you into service you'll find our Stern task Masters but fair I think and you'll get your Bard in keep good honors pay for good honors work if any would not work

neither should he eat Thessalonians 3:10 yes sir and you should be careful who your friends are queen obviously you've had a good education many of the Negroes here have not been so fortunate that is why we have a mission to them yes that's settled in you may say goodbye to your friend oh after we've said a little prior man goth forth under his work unto his labor oh Lord how manifold are thy Works in wisdom as Thou made them all they dragons yeah but they fight pretty old now besides you need a job and ain't

that many of them around here you have any problem you come see me I can handle them to I'll be fine I just got to be careful who my friends are you best not hang around with me then child I do black for them I see you in church on Sunday all right oh God our help in has passed Our Hope for years to come be thou our guide while TR last and our [Music] Eternal dinner ready ma'am thank you Queen did you go to church this morning queen oh yes Miss Skippy it's Sunday was

it a good service oh yes they nearly lifted the roof off paganism we prefer a quet appreciation of Our Lord but it was wonderful Miss Mandy the spit surely moved clapping and dancing and shouting this is Heathen Behavior idolatry African rual you're a good girl Queen it is a our dearest wish that you should come to our church and contemplate the wonders of the Lord in calm and quiet maybe the love moves in mysterious ways that's very true Queen perhaps you are his test of us oh no I promise I'm working hard for my savior's

love very good very good then say your prayers with us then you can go to your dinner oh Lord we thank thee for thy precious bodyy and for the blessings thou Hast bestowed upon us consecrate this food oh Lord in the name of our Savior Jesus Christ amen amen amen [Music] what you think you're doing I'm cleaning up your garden why not looking for work who told you to do that now I took it on my own authority get out of here you hear me or I going to tell on you I going to call

the misss no no you just do that Miss Mandy Miss Mandy what is it Queen what's wrong who is that man begging your pardon man my name Davis I guess you be the lady of the house get out of here at once before I call for help now you can do that man you got every right your God in a mess and not looking for what you could have asked for begging your pardon man I big and a black if I come banging on your door would you have given me the time of day that's

hardly the point it is to me now ma' now if you can see your way clear to employ me well I work for you right hard but you prefer not or can't afford me I give you this afternoon for free cuz I hate to see a garden looking like this you're very sure of yourself young man can't see no reason not to be man well I'll take you off over a free afternoon if the work is satisfactory I will consider some regular employment I will be watching you thank you kindly manam the roses need pruning

they do but not now wrong time of year the devil finds work for Idle Hands Queen I want to finish making jelly today and then the stove must be blacked yes ma'am then why don't you take out some lemonade to that g he's a good worker it's a hot day yes ma'am it's rare to find a negro with such self-confidence yet so polite gives me hope that our work is not entirely in vain I wonder does he know he has a friend in Jesus you can have a break he said doing a good job she

said I can give you dinner tonight before you go home said that too you better do like she say then huh who done that to your back oh my son the slave day H little mie no thank you ma'am that was very fine where you learn to cook like that on a plantation sure it's good why they whip you so bad M ain't like my way a't want to be no slave was my idea life so they try to whip some fear into me well that's over now ain't change much I mean I free but

they still treat me like a feel [ __ ] I want to have to B for change from the white man pocket I want to live a life I ain't never going to be able to better myself for or not so I taking charge of my life I'm looking for my place looking for where I belong I looking too that was a fine meal man I thank you kindly you know you have a friend in Jesus [Music] hallelu and before be [Music] I'll be in my and home to my Lord and be free what you

done a cut my shoulder chopping on this old tree trunk well I could do that thank you did it hurt oh was worth it for this you got magic hands My mama taught me was my papa favorite thing I meant did these H ain't you never been be not really I got to switch a few times the switch but they say don't feel it after the first few lash that ain't true you feel every sting of it cut across your back like a razor and go on cutting all you feel is this terrible pain this

Dreadful anger that they got the power to do this to you just cuz you're black and you hate him with every ounce of hate you got inside you for doing this to you don't hate ain't no need for hate now it's all days is no there's l [Music] [Music] I [Music] Hur thought I was going b f [Music] love oh my sweet queen you got more love in you than anybody I ever know you're filled up with love a you don't know how much room there is in my heart I only little need a t

his SP I want your child wouldn't bring a child into this world wouldn't have to Mar me less than you wanted to I wouldn't make you dear you can't make me nobody can make me do nothing I don't want to do not no more would be so terrible there's nothing for a Niger boy in this world except pain and humiliation a always going be like that not always it will be like that always and always and always I will not bring a child into this world till I had made this a better world to bring

a child into D now I made you cry it's all I ever seem to do is make people cry oh Lord we thank you for th Bounty and for thy many blessings on these thy humble servants Queen what on Earth are you doing nothing I saw you take that biscuit what's the matter don't we feed you enough that you must steal from our very table the eighth commandment I think you better go to your room Miss after you put the biscuit bag nest in I'll warrant [Music] [Music] and she say it's your and she ain't

no lie so what you going to do about it I'm sorry ain't thril about it you know why but it done so I guess I'm going to have to stand by you not so fast Missy you don't get out of here that easy now she wasn't going to tell you cuz she didn't want to force you to wet her but she don't want you if you just marrying her cuz you feel you got her she done want you if you done love her ain't sure I know what love is if I'm going to find out

from anybody I reckon it's you I surely hope so cuz if you don't care for this girl and cherish her I find out and I'll come for you wherever you be and I fix it so you don't never give no PO girl no baby again you know I will I know you will now you can go to one is that all you taking that's all I got sure you don't want me to come with you no you going to church he said he going to meet me there at noon know what a man say and

what a man do be two different things you know where you going up north I guess now if you ever need anything you come straight on back to me you he here now you have a dance to me at your wedding okay I got to go I can't keep it wa you you take care of yourself now you're [Music] here bring over here [Music] [Applause] [Music] Noy would I had a feeling I ain't never said he was going to M me you said that say he was going to stand by you well I guess he

got better things to do ain't no use to crying about it now than it's going to hurt I can't imagine it' be easy but you ain't got no other choice now even miss Esther this little sister here need your help I do got to troice I going to keep my child a wicked naughty girl that's what you are now you Le the child be she been true enough how dare you address me that way I dress you any way I want this girl need help not your sermon out of the house out of the house

this minute and where is she going to get this help I take her with me I give her all the love and care she need Queen get your thing not so fast there are more things to consider here such as the child's Immortal Soul Queen is lost all the prayers in Christendom couldn't save her now but the child is another matter precious burden and innocent babe I will not let the child into your care it will have the advantage of a proper Christian upbringing I Christian and since we must look after the child we must

also look after Queen it's our duty Fallen sinner I won't let her stay here come on and how will you stop it Queen is in our employ and I doubt that the authorities to consider you more suitable than us if she should leave here course of course she wouldn't have a job and I can't think she would easily find another her condition as day I had to a fairly graceless response Queen a little gratitude might be enough all yes thank you let settled in now off to bed with you you need your rest for the

child's sake you need anything you let me know there is nothing she needs from you and you are not welcome here remember your prayers tonight Queen bless and protect my little child Lord let him be born whole and complete in thy likeness please Lord let them love me don't let them two old dragons be too hard on me amen we are you sure you're all right out here oh I'll be fine Miss Skippy don't watch you catching cold you know you didn't finish your chores today we'll forgive you now view of but once he's born

why you so sure you going to be a boy well I don't know of course how could I I don't sit out here too long she's convinced it'll be a boy because she wants it to be a boy we're both to what's it like Queen heavy no I mean what's it really like how does it feel in your heart well I feel full up with him complete with love for him I think it's going to be a boy too I feel him growing inside me kicking inside me part of my body and all my love

I don't know what I going to do you don't love me can't imagine why it wouldn't ain't nobody ever going to take him away from me except God maybe I envy you so much both of us do don't you think we didn't long to be married you going to have children we never found the right man either of us or they didn't find us and then the Wall came along and took most of the men away and we got old we spend our lives trying to increase God's family not our own but I would give

almost everything to know what it feels like really feels like in my heart [Music] don't make it worse for [Music] me come on girl push shouldn't we get help nonsense we're nearly there we don't need anything push Queen I can see it I can oh Lord do I in this of need oh please get off your kn woman to give me a sheet we're there Queen we're there and oh bless my cotton socks it's a boy knife it's knife let me see him in a minute Queen we've got things to do my child he mine

I want to see him wait a minute you ungrateful girl he's not really very dark but perhaps he'll get lighter as he gets older I want my child let me see him he's a very fine very handsome baby you must think of a special name for him David I go call him David oh I don't think that s child is suitable Queen but it means beloved not at all suitable David was an adultera poor Beth sheba's husband we thought abnar I going to name him David I baptize this child Abner in the name of the

Father the Son and the Holy Spirit amen amen this child is thus acknowledged to be a member of Christ's Church and is commended to thy care and love Miss Mandy want you to feed abna she always want him fed he going to buz from feeding well he's crying now you best go see do that brass afterwards yes ma'am he's starving Queen Where Have You Been probably just a UPS he already been fed that was 4 hours ago I have it written down oh no feed him here you know I like to watch ain't fitting private

business between me and my boy it can't do him any harm and it pleases me there's a home for little children above the bright blue sky where Jesus Reigns in glory A Home of peace and joy no home on Earth is like it nor can with it come everyone is happy no could be Happ [Music] [Music] you take the and give what you doing with that I have decided to move abna into my room you leave that B I believe it would be best for the child and you must know I'm right best thing thing

for the child is to stay with his mommy the child can't stay with you it puts his soul in danger you don't care nothing about his soul you just want him cuz you can't have no child you own your dried up old thing don't be ridiculous we're not trying to steal your child we're trying to give him the benefit of a decent life and the promise of Salvation which is more than you can do you'll still see him he ain't taking him he mine the only thing that ever been truly mine hysterical you can't take

it very well if you won't listen to reason I will have to follow some other cause come along give me har Jezebel you will regret this queen Queen you haven't seen you for a while I ain't been able to come something troubling you my child is he sick no Fest can be for all I know I ain't seen him is your baby not the way Miss Mandy take him over like he h child I just some farm animal that bread this man is a good Christian woman she's stealing my job I can't believe she threatening

the love I make a fuss what can I do ain't nothing you can do she white and you black and ain't nobody going to believe you even if what you say is true it's true all right I'm sure you just imagining thanks I'm sure miss man is doing it all for the best and don't you go making no TR life's hard enough for Black Folk around here D it she's stilling my child and ain't nothing I can do cuz I'm black that's the way of the world girl you go home talk to Miss Mandy the

world will look better in the moment God BL what we must remember at all times is the child's Soul if what you say is true the woman is mentally affected perhaps time in our institution would be of help then what would happen to Elna suable foster home will have to be found you give me my child queen how dare you do you know your Redeemer girl yes sir I do are you a sinner I ain't a sinner no more I been saved you are in a state of constant sin these good women have told me

all about you they the siners they trying to steal my child queen that is a wicked lie liars and fornicators will be consigned to the Flames of Hell Hallelujah go to your room and leave abna here no he m i k you for I let you have him I K you for I let you have quite deranged and violent you must have her committed at once dear [Music] ladies we'll do as you say we got to go child this here ain't home I don't know where he is but I going to find one I swear

I going to find one [Music] we made it boy just you and me now we free we free [Music] h h [Music]