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Although fictionalized, this film is inspired by three decades of the life and career of Hazel Branin Smith.

She's gonna be awful tired.

She stopped overnight in New York.

New York? London and Paris and Rome? I'd give anything to see Rome.

Respect Mr. Jones and Mr. Wilder going to show up.

Hardly. I expect they're still off licking their wounds somewhere.

But Clarence was a good catch too.

You know, Lou's say Miss Branin's been in more laps than a napkin.

Oh, shut up!

There she is!

Honey, close your mouth for all the flies escape!

Well, what do you think?

You look great.

You sure do, Miss Branin?

Well, Riley, I'm afraid you can't comment that anymore. I'm married now.

What? I am Riley. I beat my husband. Walter dies me.

Hi, my friend's calling me Smitty.

Well, Helen, Lou, you're an amen brother. I've never thought I'd see the day.

So you must be in, huh? It's very nice to meet you.

Hazel says you're the next best thing since pasturize milk.

Oh, how smitty next to you know should be asking for a raise.

How did you do it? Every man in the county's been trying for near a decade.

I don't like convinced her marriage was a noble institution and that she should be institutionalized.

Don't start now, Smitty.

No, I said, why suffer the intentions of so many men when you can have the inattention of just one?

Besides, we're in love and there's only one cure for that, marriage.

He stole all the lines.

I said she wouldn't be complete until she was married.

And now she's finished.

Come on, kids. I want to get these pencils shutters off the fate and wiggle my toes in some dampeda bird.

All right, you get that.

MUSIC

MUSIC

MUSIC

MUSIC

Accident up ahead. Look like that truck took it head on.

Oh, my lord, it's available.

Stop the call.

Get out of here, boy.

Come on, boy, we'll get you all off.

Hey, got tummy. Come on.

Can't you hear me?

Get it.

Yeah, now.

Don't say you there, Miss Brann.

Honey, stay back. It's all right.

You're right, sweetheart.

All right, boy.

Where's the ambulance?

Someone's waiting.

Let's go, stay back, folks.

Fight man's drunk.

It says he's in the wrong lane.

Why don't you fool, can see that's a lie.

I'll take Ned's word over some poor white trash any day.

I don't care.

You're not going to arrest him?

I conduct an investigation.

How'd you sleep at night?

With my eyes closed.

I don't think you understand what I...

I don't think you understand what I...

Get that ambulance in here.

Look, you do.

Thank you very much.

You moved it, place it.

She was here today.

Wait, wait, wait.

And here we go.

Oh!

Oh!

Surprise!

Well, it looks like the surprise is on us.

Can we come in a wrong time?

Everyone, meet my husband, Smitty.

Oh, hi.

Congratulations.

I've known him.

He's a twinkle in her daddy's eye.

You're right.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

I ate all over Europe.

Nothing came close to you, Frank.

I've been waiting 20 years to throw you away.

And you go any little?

You're going to love him.

One more person to cook for.

But no kitchen, I'll...

We're going to get us our dream house.

We're going to have lunches and barbecues and cocktail parties.

I might even join the bridge club.

I'm married now, Ruth.

I'm going to settle down.

High time, too.

Be nice.

And I might give you the earbuds about your parents.

He's six years younger than her.

He was a porter, you know.

He was a pursor.

And who cares?

She's married now.

Well, at least our men are finally safe.

Phoebe, that is not fair.

Hazel has never gone after a married man.

Well, she sure went after all the single wins, though.

I wonder if it was a shotgun win.

You're my big boss.

I know that.

My user, Buren, which one of you Flipity Jib is talking about me now?

We just love your hair, Hazel.

Is that one of those new perms?

No, it just curled up like that after Smitty ravished me down the engine room.

How could you stand those two hypocrites kissing up like that?

Oh, I think she envies them.

Those jealous old tongue-wikers?

Sure.

Hazel pretends that she likes to be different.

But deep down, she just wants to belong, just like everybody else.

Is this a party?

Or is everybody posing for a poet, friend?

Tell Ruth to spot the lemonade.

If it gets me dead, it will have to hire an organ player.

Miss Hazel, I put the suitcases in your room.

Thanks, Riley.

He'll stop by the kitchen for your leave, and it'll fix your plate.

Thank you.

I tell you, isn't it storming us gathering from the time the actors before it strikes?

It's right.

Is this the same storm it was gathering before I left town?

I'd have thought you'd have taken care of it by now, Earl.

My kids will stay home before I see them go to school with niggas.

Oh, Lyle.

This storm will blow over like all the rest.

I don't believe a twill.

Boy, everybody's got to believe in something, and I believe I'll have another drink.

This is supposed to be a party in any good news.

Well, you got the county of Priton contract.

Is that count?

Ah!

Come on, can't let yous whisk yous.

Ah!

Come on boys, let's kick up our shoes and tear up some fur!

Oh, my gosh.

Come on boys, let's kick up our shoes and tear up some fur!

Come on, Lyle.

Come on, they're Lyle.

Get up there.

There, that's some woman in there.

Hmm.

You must be some kind of man to tame Hazel Banner.

Oh, I didn't say Murph.

I hope I never do.

Isn't that Lyle?

The dance is like a mirror, old crush.

Oh, must be hard, huh?

Givin' everything up.

Moving to a strange place.

I'd follow that woman in the hell itself.

Missed that we shouldn't be too bad.

Whoo!

That better, Lyle.

I got Lyle.

Let's shake it and pick up.

Oh, oh, oh.

Whoo!

Yeah!

Oh, oh, oh!

Oh, my.

It's an awful fun party.

Thank you so much.

Not yet.

It's a nice to meet you.

Y'all take care.

We'll do.

Nice to meet you, finally.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

Thank you.

This is Jewish service call.

It's metal and bam.

Three years in the building court.

Why don't you want a paper out, Sam?

I'm sure you can find something better than that.

No ma'am, I can't.

Been taking some odd jobs here and there, but I got a family to feed.

I need some steady work.

Well, it's a sorry state when a war hero can't even find work.

I'm doing renovation on the Old Harbor mansion.

I'll give you minimum wage plus 10% over seeing.

Ma'am, I'll take it.

I'll take it.

Give it it.

Well, Cabrale, I'll give you directions.

I'll meet you there tomorrow.

Oh, yes ma'am, yes ma'am.

I am?

Someone named Jackson wanted to run a man.

You told him no?

It's Jackson's barbecue stand.

Out on the highway?

I don't know.

Run it anyway.

Mr. Rawls, can't call you right back.

Thank you.

Hazel, that ain't gonna set well with our regular advertisers.

You know, Jackson says colored.

Well, he's money's green.

I'm not gonna go.

I'm not gonna go.

I'm not gonna go.

I'm not gonna go.

I'm not gonna go.

I'm not gonna go.

I'm not gonna go.

Well, he's money's green.

Um-hmm.

I didn't have the best ribs to say Mississippi.

Oh, well, Lily.

What a place to sit right there.

Hazel, I have a David's ass.

Well, come on in.

Hi, Lily.

How are you?

Mr. Jackson, this is the Ants and Clear, the advertiser.

We'd be happy to run that ad for you.

So if you can provide the ad space,

We're hoping to be able to raise enough money

to replant the riverbanks part

before the Fourth of July gala.

I'd love to.

Then in the meantime...

...by Hazel?

You are too generous.

Not at all.

I love what the historical society's been doing.

Can you keep a secret?

You have been nominated for membership.

They must be desperate for new blood.

I thought Helen frees over to let me join.

But you're married now.

There are a few detractors who think you're a little bit bohemian.

But you're a dear friend.

And I want to sponsor you personally.

I guess I have to act respectable now.

Damn.

Bad reputation is so much easier to maintain.

This roast is turning into jerky.

I can't imagine what's keeping him.

I'll clean up. You want to take Selena on home?

Her mama's going to pick us up on her way home from work.

That is modified printing Selena.

You've been practicing?

Yes ma'am.

Now, for a dime.

Um, who was the first president?

George Washington.

That's too easy for someone so smart.

Now for a quarter.

We invented the light, though.

Well, I will put this quarter up, please.

You know the answer.

You can have it.

Hi, my new cherry.

Earl got me a great deal.

What do you think?

That's beautiful.

You smell like a brewery.

Oh, just a couple of toes for Memorial Hospital's new administrator.

What?

I am now gainfully employed.

Well, that's incredible.

The next little shot, back for my image.

And how was word you would end up drinking beer and chasing for girls

with all the old veterans?

I still have my evenings, Frank.

Not while I'm around.

I'll have Ruth set another place.

Oh, no.

I know for a fact that Lily is at the historical side of tonight

and you were not waiting until you had something to eat.

All right.

That was a mighty fine dinner, E.

My daughter's here.

See you tomorrow.

Good night, Ruth.

Nice, Elena.

Good night, Priscilla.

Good night.

Good night, Mr. Smith.

Mr. Smith.

It's clear, huh?

Well, let her bring a little girl here while she works, huh?

Our mother's working late tonight.

Integration will never succeed.

Not down here.

I don't think you're in any immediate danger, Earl.

Someone should probably tell the Supreme Court.

Yankee intellectuals have never set foot south of the Mason Dixon.

No offense.

Oh, don't worry.

No one ever accused me of being intellectual.

They got the NAACP organizing in Atlanta, a little rock.

Now here.

We need our own committee.

If we're gonna fight him.

Well, if the hospital supply of white sheets suddenly dwindles,

you'll know where to find him.

I'm not talking about Maraud and Hooligans.

I'm talking about concerned citizens trying to preserve this county.

I think I'll leave local politics to you locals.

Hm.

Getting in on the ground floor wouldn't hurt you, ambitions, Hazel.

Well, if I attend, it would be in my capacity as a journalist.

You come to the first meeting.

Then you make your decision.

Mm?

Mm?

Don't you dare go to sleep on me.

Hm.

The latter two is a lovely lander.

Better sound than your willess described Mississippi.

You can drip honey better than any man I ever knew.

I have a feeling we're talking big numbers.

It doesn't matter how many men you danced with.

It's only who takes you home.

You happy here?

I am happier than I've ever been in my whole life.

No more wonder, Lesk.

Lost the wander part.

Lesk.

There's a lovely sermon this morning.

Thank you.

Thank you.

It was your house.

Now I realize it's the 4th of July, but was that a sermon or a filibuster?

A river of mop, and it takes him half hour to say hello.

He's right though.

Communism's a threat to Christianity.

Not as long as we've got Joe McCarthy.

You always talk of raids under the bed.

How is Jordan feel conspicuous and destroy us?

See y'all picnic.

Come on ladies, let's go home.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

You're right.

Thanks.

You doing it?

I can't get over the job of society,

so I know about the rest of the home.

It's never looked better.

It's due in large part to the generous donation.

I thought it might help when the membership vote came up.

Your social contributions will count for a lot more than your monetary bonds, Hazel.

Well, nobody's more social than me.

I enjoyed your special founding father's day edition.

Well, everybody's so full of answers to worship round here.

I knew people would lose.

I think that you could have done just a tiny bit more on the confederacy.

I remember next year.

But I'll forget my part of that.

Oh, of course.

Bye-bye.

I don't know you do it.

I'll let her get in change abouts just because it's found on me.

She made me a little while, but she's honest.

I find that refreshing.

I find that refreshing.

I don't know.

Isn't this fun?

Hi.

Power to the few winners.

Hi.

Oh, you're polishing more apples and a campaign in politician.

Oh, it's good for business.

You know, bull.

You've watched the show.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

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I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

You've watched their feet and drink the water to get in their silly clothes.

I don't need to act totally.

Now, wait.

I just hate seeing your grovel to those women.

I mean, hell.

If they were fish, everyone of them would've been thrown back in.

They don't deserve you.

I just want to be long, Smitty.

Right.

And then what?

Maybe I'll run for office.

I'm not sure.

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I'm not sure I'm

sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

Stop trying to but not

You're a little that car, man.

Pull that car with him.

He pull that car with him.

Get your damn hands.

You got it, man.

I ain't smoking all that bad.

I ain't smoking all that bad.

Hey!

Oh, boy.

Oh, man.

Don't try to cause an accident.

No, sir.

Give it up.

The boys drunk, ain't you?

Oh, so we're just celebrating a bit.

That's all.

Don't lie to me, boy.

I heard you hold on half a block away.

You're just having a little fun.

Well, I suggest you get your black butts out of here.

Before I have to hold him in.

Come on, man.

Can't imagine having a little fun like everybody else.

What did you say?

Hey, you're a treat.

Did he know?

No, man!

Go, Mars!

Mars!

No, man!

No, man, you didn't have to shoot him!

Yeah, hi, Mabel.

448, please.

Thank you.

Hi, nice me.

Oh, no, no, I'm fine.

Um...

You come down here for a second.

No, no, there's just something that I would like you to see.

OK, thank you.

What's the big secret, anyway?

No secret.

I just want you to see this for yourself.

I'm harsh.

Feeling a little better?

I want you to tell her exactly what you told me.

That's all right.

She's my wife.

I'll watch your hands.

There's just a lot of tension in the air right now.

I've been defending this town for the last 10 minutes, Hazel.

I have not made one accusation, all right?

I know what you think, him.

Well, excuse me for thinking so loud.

There are a few hateful men in any tale, Smitty.

The Charlotte Cole just happens to lead the pack of you.

Ron, for a minute.

Are you referring to him or me?

Number three.

Bring him in here.

Watch this, Sam.

She's hurt, I'll be just fine.

Get to Doc Cannon.

His hand is going.

This man's critical.

I said get Doc Cannon.

Oh, he's an operating man.

I'll be right there.

Excuse me, doctor.

Maybe you didn't hear me?

Didn't I just say I'd be right there?

And while you finished with your white patient,

that Negro's going to bleed to death?

Well, since I'm in charge of emergency,

why not let me worry about that?

Because I'm in charge of this hospital, doctor.

Now, get over there.

This is what I need, some newcomer.

He only got the job because of his wife.

Telling me how to handle emergency.

Thank you.

Hazel.

Well, what a pleasure.

I'm here about sure of Cole.

I need your help, Earl.

Yeah, we all heard about that incident yesterday.

He was resisting arrest.

That's a lie, Earl.

There was no crime, no charges made.

Sheriff Cole was just in a bad mood,

and it wasn't the first time.

He's been reprimanded and warned to restrain himself

in the future.

That's it?

That's his punishment?

We got bigger fish to fry.

Let me remind you, the Supreme Court outlawed segregation

in the schools this week.

The colors are real cocky.

That's not the point.

You're one of us, Hazel.

They'll just spare us the liberal hogwash.

Is Sheriff Cole one of us?

Cole said those boys are agitators.

N-A-C-P, probably.

You start defending them.

You're going to make some enemies.

Damn it, Earl.

That isn't you talking?

He can't get away with this scot-free.

We've known each other a long time, Hazel.

But I can't help you.

Not on this.

I say hit me.

Talking don't do no good, Earl.

Might as well try talking to a stump.

Yeah.

Oh, don't underestimate him, buddy.

They were smart enough to join N-A-A-C-P.

I got three colored hands working my farm.

If they try to send their kids to the white school,

I'll farm.

You got it.

Hey, I'll tell you another thing.

Half my customers are coming.

Now, if I cut off their credit, they'll come around.

You better believe that.

Wait a minute.

We can't fight integration with more ranting.

We need a plan.

Well, I plan to stop it.

With a bullet if I have to.

What's up, brother?

Head around you four or four.

Have your bottle air removed.

Listen, I got just as much rut.

Appreciate it.

Why don't you sit down?

Now, does anybody have a more intelligent suggestion?

You all know that I've always supported segregation.

But some time has come to face the facts.

The collards have lousy schools, lousy wages,

and no opportunity.

Well, they've accepted this so far.

But they won't sit still.

If they can't even expect equal protection under the law.

Or in some cases, from the law itself.

All hell's going to break loose unless we

start making some changes.

And the first one should be the removal of that man,

from office.

Big cold in his deputies is what

stands between them and us.

It's his job to uphold the law.

But what do they don't think if we fire him?

They'll think they won.

Let's go.

Sit down, buddy.

Let her talk.

Is this what we're becoming?

Since Brown versus the Board of Education,

there's been more than 100 racially motivated

orsons and bombings in the South.

Decent church-going citizens have

been driven from their homes in the middle of the night.

Their children terrorized.

Simply because they're calling.

Well, if we don't speak out against the trash

doing this, then where accomplices?

The ministers who fail to preach.

The teachers who fail to teach.

The law man and judges who fail to uphold the law.

And the plain informed citizens who

knows what's going on is wrong, but doesn't speak out.

We are all to blame.

This meeting is adjourned.

Hazel.

The idiotic thing to do.

I hope you're talking about the sheriff's action.

It's not mine.

You made a fool of me in there.

Well, I couldn't have done it without you, Hale.

You're caught in the devil, Hazel.

And I was thinking the same thing about you.

Don't you expect any support from the committee?

Perhaps you can expect trouble.

We've already got trouble, though.

Most of it we're cooking up our sales.

We'll have our sales.

Make sure you make your part.

Oh, Smitty.

I'll turn him to this house if I was a little girl.

Come on, I'll show you.

Well, what do you think?

Oh, thank you.

It's right.

I want you to see something.

Come on.

Hey, Sam.

Hey, this is no idea.

Not you, Miss Smith.

Hazel, this man is on time and under budget.

He should be in Congress.

Well, I tell you, it worked just for God, Mr. Smith,

so it's too soon for anything to go wrong.

This here is my oldest boy, Ray.

He wants to be in carpentry.

Oh, I hadn't eaten school.

Well, there's some of it, Miss Smith.

Your daddy says he wanted to be a carpenter.

Oh, you give me the name of one famous carpenter,

and I'll give you this carter.

Jesus was a carpenter.

Now you come up with one other name,

but for the next time I see you, I'll give you a dollar.

Thanks, Miss Smith.

Now, listen, I'm going to build you that closet upstairs,

and I'm going to line the whole thing in the seat of her.

I've just got enough room for all those hats and shoes.

Well, she do dress the key on that, don't she?

Yeah, it cooks that way too.

Oh, I got a truckload of flowers

I need to have planned it this way, can't you?

You know anyone needs to work?

Well, no, Miss Smith, you know I could use the extra money,

but why do you want to do all that work up town

when you're going to be moving down here in a couple of months?

I'm going to have a big party.

She's trying to impress a bunch of old bitties,

she can't stand the first one.

Oh, that's not so.

It was just that I got a husband now, so I'm respectable.

This is my coming out party.

All right, see y'all.

Okay, let me see you here now.

It's time Sheriff Cole learned we are all members of the same human race.

Perhaps his removal will result in more serious consideration

being held for the personal rights of all men.

White or black?

Well?

I don't know, Miss Hazel.

You've always been one for causes,

but this is like poking out a bad tooth with a bobby pin.

It's going to cost us advertisers.

I know you're going to help, but it's just going to make things worse.

I'm not doing this to help.

This is the truth, didn't it?

This is a newspaper, isn't it?

Run it.

She's biting off more than she can chew this time.

Foam rang all day.

You should have heard someone speak if you let my language play.

You're expecting a medal?

I wouldn't expect it left.

God, my mouth is dry as an old man's kiss.

Thank you.

A hundred tonight's meeting.

The floor is cold.

You want roses, there's going to be another fifty down.

Fine.

I want this party to be special.

I want them to be thinking about it for months.

I'll call them back.

I don't deserve you.

You're right.

Not tonight.

Sheriff, even Huskies are allowed in church.

This is a private meeting.

Besides, your name ain't on the list.

I want to speak with Earl Clayburn.

He's the one who gave the orders.

Well, you tell Earl that better men and him have tried to stop the press and failed.

Did you think you can remember all of that?

I should have read it down.

Darn that lily clayburn.

She's responsible for this.

Hazel, I am so sorry that Lyle couldn't have made it.

He was coming down at the floor or something.

I guess we should feel lucky the episode.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Okay.

It's fine.

We could still stop marriage.

This should be a routine.

We could still fund the help of the message.

It's ending.

I hope this may Middle East controls suicide.

I certainly would like to know that I hear.

Don't believe me?

Ugh!

I didn't create a situation, Ruth.

You tell that to them decent folk who stood you up today.

They're just scared.

They'd rather face the devil they know and the devil they don't know.

Scared?

They've been trying to scare us for a hundred years.

You don't know what it's like.

Waiting for your man to come home at night.

Word, he'd be lynched.

Beat to death.

Shot in a pack.

That's not just scared.

That snakes in the pity is stunning.

What the sheriff did was wrong.

Where you been?

That isn't the first time a white man has done something like this.

Well, what do you want me to do?

You do what you want to do.

Like always.

But in the meantime, your friends were spitting on my feet.

Like I put you up to all of this.

You are made of her Shob, too.

No.

No.

Time's a change.

Like it or not.

And for the first time in my life, I can hope that maybe things will be better.

If not for me.

That may be for my granddaughter.

What's wrong?

Hey,ail-mmm.

Hold on.

Give me your calories.

No!

changes the lorg again.

You big 11!

Go, go, go!

Whoo-hoo!

Ah!

Hey, buddy!

Hi, Miss Clayborough.

Whoo!

Ah, huh.

Bet.

I hear that, um...

Hazel had some trouble out of her way last night.

Well, boys will be boys.

You put them up to it?

What if I did?

Now, you let me make one thing perfectly clear.

I don't cut into vandals.

I don't condone petty harassment and I can't abide lawlessness.

And by God, I won't tolerate it from any member of the Citizens Committee either.

We supposed to sit around like a bunch old ladies, huh?

They had a meeting last week, two over two hundred of them showed up.

We'll devise an intelligent and effective strategy.

We'll not a mob!

Now, you can fall into the dictates of this committee that you're out.

Count me out.

Well, you gotta do something, Hazel, that destroyed your property.

What, call the police?

How about if you call the marshal?

This kind of conduct on the part of our highest elected peace officer

has done serious injury to relations between the races.

I just thank God we got men like him around here to keep them folks in line.

I think the waste of paper.

Not really, Carl.

I use mine to line the cat box.

You think some people would be ashamed to show their face?

Some people want to keep their stupid opinions to themselves.

Thanks for the free advice.

I guess yet what you pay for.

Maybe you should write an article about commie trash.

Reba, I see you finally developed a sense of humor.

This is a private conversation.

Oh, yeah?

It's just too bad that you're IQ in as big as those falsies.

I am.

Don't go getting into a battle with these women.

They're not armed.

The reign of terror must be stopped, along with accountless floggins,

assaults, bombings, cross-burners, and other acts of intimidation.

It is not enough to remain aloof from the mob.

We must create a climate of public opinion in which they cannot operate.

We must create a climate of public opinion in which they cannot operate.

What do you think?

I'm not the one that you've convinced him.

Let it be, Miss Hazel.

You ought to go home.

Your eyes look like two chairs in the snow.

I'm almost done.

Thanks, Riley, for everything.

Let me reiterate, the man was critical, and in my opinion,

Dr. Barnes-Sier was misdirecting his energies.

If this were the only incident...

You keep mentioning other incidents, other complaints.

What were they and who made them?

Because certainly no one has confronted me directly.

We're not at liberty to say.

You are not at liberty to say.

Then how am I supposed to answer these charges?

You're not.

We have taken a vote to decide to terminate your position, yeah?

Effective, immediately.

God help the man who holds up a mirror to this town.

You get two weeks, severance.

It's ironic, isn't it?

The greatest democracy in the history of mankind has produced this pathetic room full of bombs.

We all know what this is about.

It has nothing to do with my performance.

Now, if any of you had an ounce of guts,

you would have called it like it was and spared me to this silly little kangaroo court.

Gentlemen.

Hey.

You scared the poor Naomi.

Sorry.

Reggie's a cat.

I've been hearing things all night.

What's wrong?

They fired me.

I said about you, you know.

Who the hell cares?

That wasn't cut out for a desk job, anyway.

Come on.

It's my home.

Oh.

It's a blessing, anyway.

Now you can supervise some animation.

Get down!

Go! Go!

Go!

This is my dad's desk.

He gave it to me when I got the loan to buy the paper.

It's all I had left to him.

Oh, thanks, sweetie.

It's a paper glass wood.

It's all right.

It's not all right.

Twenty years of your life was in that desk.

The last twenty years don't mean to find you weren't part of it.

Say it.

How's the printing equipment?

I'm going to need a lot of new parts, but I think I can save it.

Mr. Smith, could you loan me a hand at the back door?

It's kind of stuck.

We'll be okay.

Some mean folks in this world.

I expect we ought to call the sheriff.

What the floor?

He spent about five minutes on his investigation of our fire.

It was good worse.

Boy, getting it better.

You know, help me get this down before his disease.

I think that's the right idea.

Look what I found.

Good.

Hey, Ray.

Do you think any more famous carpenters?

Yes, ma'am.

My daddy.

Why don't you go down to Lucy's and pick up some burgers and some of this, Ray.

And keep a dollar for yourself.

I'm Ray.

Get some fries too.

Well, well.

You hear the help of just a club.

Just passing by.

How's the investigation coming?

Any new leads?

Still looking it.

Of course, you stop the thing.

The property owner is always the prime suspect in any...

Awesome.

Don't stop the think sheriff.

You might never get started again.

But you've been advertising with us for 14 years, Stella.

Businesses double.

You said so yourself.

I don't want to give him any excuse to shopping those new stores open, Jackson.

You're not just hurting Hazel, Delly.

You're hurting everybody that works at the paper.

Oh, Anne honey, I'm sorry.

The committee is organizing a boycott.

No one's going to advertise, no one's going to subscribe.

I just can't go against my own husband.

The committee is organizing a boycott.

Call us at least 60% of my advertising.

What kind of people are these?

We sure do appreciate what you're doing for us, Miss Smith.

Don't make me out of these so noble, Sam.

I would have done the same thing if more Jones had been white.

Wouldn't it wouldn't have happened if he had been white?

Well, one bad apple didn't spoil the whole bunch.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I just couldn't spoil the whole bunch.

What do you want, Sheriff?

Got something for you, Hazel?

I wanted to deliver it myself.

Have a nice day.

He just filed an album suit against me for $100,000.

I guess things can't get much worse.

Yes, I can.

My sister's coming to visit.

Smitty.

Smitty.

Well, Lily, what a surprise.

Oh, Hazel. I haven't seen you lately.

I hope you haven't come down with that flu that's been going around.

I was gonna call you, but, um, I've just been brilliant.

Oh, that's alright.

It seems I'm very difficult to reach lately.

Yeah.

Now, that flu's left you looking a bit pebish.

Or is it the hair?

Yeah, it does start dragging the face down when you get older.

Maybe you should consider wearing it up something a bit like this.

Yes, absolutely. Thank you.

Oh, by the way, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to withdraw my membership of the Historical Society.

I'm sure everyone will be devastated.

Can't be helped.

But with rebuilding the paper and all, I just don't have a minute.

Bye.

We the jury find for the plaintiff, Sheriff Cole, who'll liable.

Damages awarded in the amount of $10,000.

Yes.

We're the jury.

Fine for the plaintiff.

Yes.

Sheriff Cole, who'll liable.

Damages awarded in the amount of $10,000.

Well, that's what I want.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

Justice.

That man needs to bully the way a flame needs a dog.

You gonna appeal?

Constitution guarantees freedom of the press, don't it?

Well, I'd rather eat bugs and give that parasite a dime.

But everyone here would love to see me dragged over hot coals.

And I already owe you a fortune in legal bills.

Wern?

Can I call you right back?

What's wrong?

Sam's wife, Henrietta, just called.

He was arrested this morning for stealing a saddle.

It's very, Chris.

Sam's as honest as they come.

I'll arrange by your logit lawyer.

It's too late Miss Hazel.

The man that had him arrested posted his bond by an hour ago.

What?

Where's he now?

Nobody seen him, so still let him go.

Oh, God.

Oh, God, he's hated, isn't it?

Hey, Harold.

Can I do you fine?

Well, you know, I've been thinking for a minute by getting me a set of those white walls.

Well, now you can't buy a finer tiger.

Yeah?

And then I'm gonna need me a new battery for my tractor.

The problem is, Lyle, you'll still have to be a little bit more.

The problem is, Lyle, you'll still advertise in an Hazel's paper.

I never thought you'd line up with them, Lyle.

Well, you know that ain't true.

It's just...

Maybe you happen to forget I sell advertising for Hazel's paper.

Not much from what I hear.

You all certainly made sure that haven't you sneaking around like rats.

Nobody's sneaking around?

What we're doing is completely above-boiled.

What is?

Black, male and people enforcing them to join you?

Nobody's forcing you.

You don't want to join?

Go ahead.

Look, girl, I got to advertise.

Whether I like it or not, she's the only game in town.

It's your choice, Lyle.

Now you're right, Lyle.

Lexington needs an alternative to Hazel Smith.

Sorry, Lyle.

Sorry.

This town can't sport one paper much less, too.

They'll be back in a month looking for their jobs.

Citizens' crockle who they think they're kidding.

They're scared.

They just want to make sure they have a job in another year.

And you're not.

I got enough choice, Hazel.

If I don't take the new job, they're going to put Lyle out of business.

Savie, where I'll understand.

Hazel, you can't win.

Spare me the lecture, I'm...

I've already heard it a dozen ways.

Hazel.

I'll let you know.

You, Judas.

Not you two.

No.

No, never miss Hazel.

They found Sam's body in the river.

He was beaten to death.

Oh, no.

No.

They do the splitters to me.

It's my fault.

This is just a hearing, Mrs. Burke.

What we want to adjust the facts, tell us what happened.

After Mr. Dot's seen you,

paid his bail.

Sam, call me.

And what did your husband say?

He said that Mr. Dot was getting him out

so that he could settle things personally.

For stealing a saddle?

Sam didn't take that saddle.

They found it on two kids.

A week later.

And you never saw a hurt from your husband again.

Not until I identified his body.

Plus, I want you to know your daddy didn't do nothing wrong.

Pull your head up and be proud.

He looks good, man.

All right.

I'm Hazel Smith.

I know.

I saw you at the field.

It was so brave of you to come.

I never got to tell you personally how sorry I am.

Sam was a farm man.

You talking to this woman?

What if I am?

She's under a gag order, that's what.

You're in contempt.

And you're coming with me.

Let's go.

For your information, a gag order means you can't talk to her witness.

I was in a way that she was in the custody of the court.

I was talking to his mother, friend.

Even if I chose to believe you, which I don't, ignorance is no excuse.

Therefore, I find you in contempt of court.

And all of you to pay a $50 fine and serve 15 days in the county jail.

The sentence is suspended.

Provided you behave yourself for the next two years.

Miss Smith, I'm going to be frank with you and speak my mind.

Oh, why don't you get nothing to lose?

Before you go trying to clean up somebody else's house, you best look after your own.

There are so few pure of us left.

Dismissed.

At least it's only 15 days.

You have to take your shoes off the county, how are they?

Pomp and see if you get it.

There isn't another court in the country that'll uphold it.

You're going to appeal this one too?

This is supreme court if I have to.

He's what do you think you're doing?

It's not going to make any difference.

These people are so narrow minded, they do not want to change.

These people happen to be my people.

And this is still my home.

All right, I'm on your side, remember?

So is my paintings.

Hazel, wait, wait.

I'm wrong, you're right.

Is that good enough?

Hazel, I cannot stand to see them hurt you like this.

I would much rather that they hurt me.

Silver tongue, damn it.

Can I buy you a drink?

Drink?

Hey, I'll buy me the bottle.

And until the white south refuses to tolerate the bombings, the shootings, the beatens and murders.

The southern lids will continue to be hailed in scorn as barbarians for the rest of the nation.

It's brilliant.

What do we have to lose?

What now?

We have to cancel our printing contracts, all of them.

I don't know how much longer I could pay you Ruth.

You should probably start looking for something else.

I don't want to look for nothing else.

I'm too old and too spoiled.

Don't be stubborn.

There you go, pay the rent.

I'm trying to take for 20 years, but you don't listen.

The Lord will provide.

Don't you worry about a thing we're going to make it.

Thank you.

Hello, hi. And here she is.

I've been so looking forward to this. Smitty's told us such wonderful things, eventually.

Not that he had to.

He wanted to come after 36 years.

He had to be pretty special.

Well, he's told me so much about you too. I can't wait to find out how much of it's true.

Smitty's been telling us about some of the troubles you've been having lately.

The violence and harassment are bad enough.

But to have it be done by the very people you go to church with and to lose your friends.

None that really mattered.

It's the best argument there is for better education.

You can't end racism until you end ignorance.

He all ended all your socials in Massachusetts?

No.

Weren't there protests in Baselizia?

Yes.

I wonder about the riots in Philadelphia.

Oh sure, but thanks.

We're not all a bunch of provincial high seats here.

I'll go see how the coffee's doing.

Smitty?

I'm sorry if I embarrassed you.

John just doesn't know when to shut up.

I guess that makes two of us.

He'll get over it.

It's not bad, it's the printing contract.

We'll figure something out.

What?

There's nothing left.

Paper can't go on without money.

Well, we'll get alone or sell the car.

Maybe we should move on.

There's a paper for sale in Arizona.

You've never run from a fight in your life.

Maybe it's time that I did.

It's not a fight, I'm afraid of.

It's being shut out.

Not having any frames.

Almost that, Smitty.

They're not going to run us off, Hazel.

This is our home too.

They'll come around.

They'll see.

Besides, I just can't see you in a cowboy hat.

Too bad we've got to go all the way to Jackson for a loan.

I'm going to get you a little.

Morgan, she's killed.

We still haven't finished the renovation yet.

That'll teach me to marry for money.

Hey, Miss Smith.

My name is Davis Franklin.

I called Riley Sims this morning and he told me where I could find you.

Why'd you want to find me?

The church is just down the way.

The pastor's letting us use it for a meeting place.

Maybe we can talk there.

About what?

That's a group of us.

Well, we want to publish our own newspaper.

We got the financial backing only.

We can't find anyone to print it.

What makes you think I will?

Riley said you were fair-minded.

And you need the business.

That's right about that.

Why not?

We're going to be a part of the story.

We're going to be a part of the story.

We're going to be a part of the story.

We're going to be a part of the story.

We're going to be a part of the story.

We're going to be a part of the story.

We're going to be a part of the story.

We're going to be a part of the story.

We're going to be a part of the story.

We're going to be a part of the story.

We're going to be a part of the story.

We're going to be a part of the story.

We're going to be a part of the story.

We're going to be a part of the story.

We're going to be a part of the story.

We're going to be a part of the story.

We're going to be a part of the story.

We're going to be a part of the story.

But if we think the present situation is serious,

we should take a long, hard look at the future.

It can and we'll get infinitely worse

infinitely worse, unless we find the character and guts to change things that need changing.

No man, white or black, should live in fear, or be compelled to sleep in a loaded gun by his bedside.

That won't raise a Mackel's son.

It's your paper. It's a word now, I'm reminded.

It's time to stand up and be counted.

I'm sitting in the sky, I'm sitting in the sky,

I'm sitting in the sky, I'm sitting in the sky,

I'm sitting in the sky, I'm sitting in the sky,

I'm sitting in the sky, I'm sitting in the sky,

I'm sitting in the sky, I'm sitting in the sky,

I'm sitting in the sky, I'm sitting in the sky,

I'm sitting in the sky, I'm sitting in the sky,

I'm sitting in the sky, I'm sitting in the sky,

I think Laura Stewart will be named Deputy of the Year.

Lily's hired a band from New Orleans too.

Everyone will be there.

Let's do something special, lady. Up in Shenyang.

In that little braids that the picking in is where.

That's enough.

I've always been proud to say I come from Mississippi.

You make me ashamed.

Silence in these times is just as ugly as their words.

I apologize.

I'd like for you and Smitty to come to the bowl as my personal guess.

Thank you, you doer.

But we already have another invitation for tonight.

You have dignity and grace under pressure, Hazel.

That's a quality.

Very few ladies have these days.

Hi, Justin Middin.

Hey, I'm glad you made it.

Follow me.

I'll be good tonight. Watch out now.

Hey, all right, don't hurt nobody now, all right?

Oh.

This is Ed Lane of the American Simple Lucas Union,

and Bruce Desconway of the NAACP.

Hazel and Walter Diasmais, Smitty.

Hey, Eugene.

Hey, what's up?

Dr. Diasmais, Smitty, please.

Eugene, these two people drive.

I'd take the martini and the scotch up, please.

So you're the one who scores in every cracker in the south,

throwing themselves.

You know, more like fraternity boys than revolutionaries to me.

You hardly look the crusading editor.

Oh, I'm no crusader.

That's someone that goes out looking for trouble.

I can barely keep up with the trouble coming to my door.

Well, we appreciate you printing our paper.

No one else would touch it.

Oh, I'm being paid.

Well, regardless of that, we are awfully glad you're on our team.

I'm a journalist, boys.

I don't take sides.

Like it or not.

I'd say you have.

Gentlemen, if you will excuse us, I'm about to pull up on politics.

I would like to cut loose and dance with my wife.

Sugar?

Put it away.

In the next couple hours, I want the carefree parade I'm married.

Oh, forget those stuff shirts back on, baby.

This is Lillan.

Well, now you're for Kacheli.

Oh!

Read this.

Ha!

Before you put down payment on that lake house,

you've been eyeballing.

You've had a lesson to this.

Today, the Mississippi State Supreme Court held that editor Hazel Smith

right to publish the truth with good motives and just ends

is inherent in the Constitution.

Looks like Taylor and the truth falls under my first amendment rights.

Let's go all one for the nigger lovers.

Get used to it, baby.

My brother sent this from Ohio.

Now, they are printing Hazel's editorials in here.

And that's not the only place.

Baltimore, Wilmington, they've tried to make her high money.

And now, this looks like a bunch of food.

That is right.

Now, Earl, she's gone too far.

Well, what do you suggest, Lyle?

Her advertising's gone.

She's got no subscriptions.

The county contracts are dried up six months ago.

How does she keep printing then?

I don't know.

I'm tired of waiting.

If you've got a rotten tooth putt.

That's right.

That's right.

That's right.

Just wait a minute.

Listen up here.

Now, I want Hazel Smith out of business as much as anybody.

But you go to break in the law, you're no better than those newspapers.

Say, you're all right.

We're not hooligans.

Oh, yeah, yeah, well.

Now, let's just see if we can figure out how she's staying in business.

Wake up, sleepyhead.

Hey, hey.

She'll do appreciate this.

The truck he fixed by tomorrow.

Oh, it's no problem.

We had to come up for a minute with the bank anyway.

Okay.

Oh, come on.

There you go.

Isn't this something?

Thank you.

Come on, boss.

You know what to do.

Thank you.

Thank you.

What about the insurance?

What they covered?

Couldn't afford the premiums.

They don't let up for one minute, do they?

My word use a picture that makes my beehive and look as big as a truck.

Well, get them for that.

First, I'm going to get us a couple of beers.

We're going to be here all night.

Well, I didn't my dear friend Earl Clay.

He's a little out.

Oh, my God.

Hazel, I want you to know I had absolutely nothing to do with this.

You had everything to do with it.

Hazel, I'm not a barbarian.

I'd never be a party to anything like this.

Of course not, Earl.

That'll be the slimy tactics of the downtown clan.

And everybody knows you're strictly uptown clan.

How you doing, Earl?

Hazel, I call you a brute and a bully.

And this whole town stood up to defend you.

I stood up to defend you.

What the hell are you talking about?

Last night you proved her right.

So, who cares?

This whole town?

Who cares?

This whole town's going to care.

I'm going to see you to that.

You nothing but a smibbling hypocrite.

You and all your blue-nosed friends.

That may be.

But you shouldn't have made us so aware of it.

You really gave my run for you.

My name is Hazel.

No one could ever say you went out without a fight.

I'm not out, Riley.

And I'm not about to give up the fight.

We can't print without a press.

Then I will beg.

I will borrow.

I will steal until I have enough money to buy a new one.

They can burn.

They can boycott.

They can tear me down a hundred times.

But if they want to stop me from telling the truth,

they're going to have to kill me.

Uh-huh.

They're going to have to get a personal note.

Well, the Atlanta Herald, New Orleans Times,

Manate Shrimp, they're all running our editorials.

Okay.

Well, how about Hazel on the 23rd Willard range transportation?

That's how we robbery.

Right.

Make it prime this one per cent.

Done.

It's 5500 so far.

Well, people must be reading your articles because I've got eight speaking engagements lined up.

That's at least what?

Another 5,000?

I hate this.

I feel like I'm standing on a street corner with a cup of mine.

Congregation at my church took this up yesterday.

All right.

Two thousand, eight hundred, and thirty-two dollars.

I won't cry.

I promise I won't cry.

This doesn't work, maybe the new boycott will.

What's new about it?

They'd be boycotting me for months.

Not that boycott.

We figured two could play at this game.

Not a colored person in this town will go to buy from anybody boycott.

Well, those people will have to drive all the way to Jackson to shop.

Expect they're doing what they think is right.

Just like you.

Even if we can't sell us houses, it's just not enough.

It'll find work.

We'd been through that and no one's going to hire us.

Besides, I'll need your help.

If we don't scrape together enough to rebuild.

If?

What happened to win?

Well, there's just nothing left.

That's right.

You ought to bring it to you.

What new part awaits me?

Yes?

Of course.

Right.

I know where that is.

Half an hour.

Who was that?

I don't know.

A man.

What do you want?

I said he wanted to help me.

I'm going to meet him down at the old cotton mill in half an hour.

You're going to what?

He said he'd been following our story.

Fine. I'll go with you.

Look.

He said it had to be anonymous.

I have to go alone.

You're actually planning to go?

He mentioned other journalists I know.

People I've worked with.

So what? He did his research.

This could be one of the sheriff's thugs.

This man is no thug.

He was too intelligent. He was sincere.

No way. I won't allow it.

I was on my own for 20 years before I met you, Mr. and I.

I took care of myself just fine.

Those were entirely different circumstances.

Don't you walk out that door?

I'm a big girl, Smitty.

And I'm sick and tired of everyone telling me what to do.

You are acting like a lunatic just to prove how tough you are.

Get out of my way, Smitty.

Don't let me prove how mean I am too.

Fine.

This could be all right.

Please, don't go.

It could be a trap.

No, it's not.

How can you know that?

Female in tuition.

I have to.

I have to.

Who are you?

My friend, your friends.

I can count the friends I got left on one hand and none of them knows you.

Your friends are over, Miss Smith.

People you don't even know.

I wish to go out and make me out of me some kind of crusader and never wanted to stand battle in the first place.

Where are you from?

Why are you doing this?

I just say I'm somebody who doesn't want the bad gas to wear.

And what's with all the cloak and dagger stuff?

Perhaps I just don't have the courage you do.

You're a newspaper, Maya.

Good luck, Miss Smith.

I'm sorry.

That horse means me, it's me.

Oh, for God's sake, Smithy.

What are you doing here?

You followed me.

Actually, I was just running into town for some bread.

Well, Tom Bother, we got all the bread we need.

He gave thousands and thousands of dollars.

What?

Let's go.

It's ready.

Get those, nothing.

No!

Now we're ready for them.

I'm wrong.

Would you whistle enough, Christmas song?

It ain't even a Thanksgiving song.

I don't know any Thanksgiving songs, do you?

Double, double, double, double, double, double.

How about a joke?

How do you know when the politicians lie?

Watch out.

It's all right.

Oh!

Fall, get the ambulance.

Go!

Push me still.

Don't this just beat all?

We've been bombed.

Burned, boy caught and bankrupted.

I don't have to go and die in a ladder.

Oh, if you think you're getting away from me that easy,

you can't forget it, mister.

I think it's some really clever last words.

Smitty?

Smitty?

Smitty?

Gotcha.

You damn fool.

You damn fool.

Smitty.

Smitty.

Carol?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I suppose to be a picket line on side Hazel's paper.

Should we cancel?

What do you think?

Jim Bob thinks we ought to have a meeting this afternoon instead.

Think of a new plan, maybe.

We're at a new editorial?

Do whatever you like.

I got other plans for this afternoon.

He feels good, Kurtz.

And he shall strengthen your heart.

Walk and open the door.

For just as trouble's end,

earthly suffering are over for our brother Walter.

I came for Smitty.

No Miss Azin.

They came for you.

I came for Smitty.

No Miss Azin.

They came for you.

As surely as he gave us life and love,

Heaven awaits us after death.

A place where hunger is feared and fear forgotten.

Hatred in the time.

And all God's children in peace let us pray.

My father will charge him,

How will be done he?

Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day, our daily bread.

Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.

Lead us not into temptation.

And deliver us through evil.

The dine is the kingdom, the power and glory.

We have it in Heaven.

Amen.

In 1964, Hazel, Brandon Smith,

became the first woman to receive the nation's highest honor in editorial writing.

The Pulitzer Prize.

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