01x38 - Going Home

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I still I

know the truth will and

fall that's

just a word now to the

wise the world was made to change each

St is a

surprise I'm looking at life my own eyes

I'm searching for a hero don't idiz

feeling the pain as

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innoc I take my heart battle that

freedle my Independence declare it on

the line Philadelphia Freedom Ring and

patriotic voices white never give up you

represent America anding for a brigh day

I listen to heart and I oy how can I see

it any other way I'm looking

at my

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own here are some exciting scenes from

today's episode of Liberty's Kids you've

still had no word from your brother the

British promised him his freedom when he

escaped to join their army now that

they've lost the w*r the moment my

brother's found he'll be returned to

sl*very if he's still alive instead of

helping me you make me sell my farm to

pay my debts We were soldiers fighting

for your freedom

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dearest mother I can scarcely believe

the w*r has been over for nearly 3 years

but peace is not come easily for all I'm

on my way to New York now where I will

report on the conditions of the

Loyalists those people who remained

faithful to England during the

revolution to do so I will renew my

acquaintance with your friend Mrs

Radcliffe she was such a kind Hostess to

James and me nearly 10 years ago back in

76 to think how very much has changed

since

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then oh my

what's happened to New York City

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it is indeed a most entrancing work you

must give King Louie my deepest thanks

for the privilege of entering his

private

Gallery Congress grants me permission to

return to the United States after all

these years I'm going home I can barely

begin to imagine what awaits me

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there what's become of the average

Continental Soldier the merchant who

left his shop the farmer who left his

field the brave men who marched away

from everything they held dear to fight

with George Washington for their country

and have survived survived to taste the

fruits of their

courage what better place to learn

what's happened to the soldiers after

the w*r than in Massachusetts the Cradle

of our

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Revolution

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wa so James you want to know what it's

like for us Continental soldiers now

that we've come home yes Captain Shas

well come on I'll show you where are we

going to court

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court Moses m Mar

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it is such a pleasure to embrace a good

friend in a free United

States forgive me I look forward to the

day all in this country will be free

you've still had no word from your

brother for 2 years I searched for him

the closest I got was finding this in

Richmond Virginia it's from his owner if

you see him please return Kato who has

seen skulking around this neighborhood

he is my lawful

property Moses it is an

outrage yes the British promised him his

freedom when he escaped to join their

army now that they've lost the w*r the

moment my brother's found he'll be

returned to

sl*very if he's still alive either way

my friend I will never see KO again

that was close oh they wouldn't let me

go everyone wanted to talk to me and why

was that HRI they all wanted to know

what it's like to be the son of the

great

Lafayette

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oh later later the Marquee wishes some

privacy Sho SHO

that's it Mercy

over well what's to itat hry it's all

right Moni tell me what will you do now

will you continue with Dr Franklin's

Gazette no Marquee I have other plans

I've been blessed with learning many

others have

not I would like to share my blessing

with as many of them as I can I plan to

start a school for n*gro children boys

and girls both and you Marquee I will

visit General Washington at Mount Vernon

then I shall return to

France there I will build support for

the United States and work to abolish

sl*very in France's colonies I shall

miss all of you very very

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much honor not as much I'm afraid as HRI

will miss

you you're throwing me in jail cuz I

can't pay my debts I borrow that money I

owe cuz the government asked me to so I

could buy more grain to grow more food

for our Army and the French

army take your hands off me

sir now that there's no more soldiers to

feed I can't sell my produce

and instead of helping me who helped you

you make me sell my farm to pay my debts

that's the and when the money from the

sale doesn't cover my debts you throw me

in a cage being darn near every other

farmer Massachusetts We Were Soldiers we

risked Our Lives fighting for your

freedom this is not Justice we fought

for this

country give us back our farm

H

H let him go we won't stand for this

these James are what you describe as the

fruits of the Continental solders

courage let me go it's not fair I

thought for

you what's happened to New York is

tragic please be all right right Mrs

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Radcliffe please be all right

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Mrs

Radcliffe I'm so glad you're safe yes

well I am alive I'm grateful for that I

suppose perhaps Nova Scotia won't be all

that bad you're going to

Canada come Sarah let us go where we can

have privacy for a few minutes

anyway my old

room take a look my dear while you still

can they're taking my

house the

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Americans and I had to sell my jewelry

to pay for the w*r they said

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just as I'm selling everything else

before I journey to Canada all I wanted

to do was live my life in peace as a

loyal British

subject oh Mrs

Radcliffe oh

Sarah the horror of it all

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who's

there is anyone

there yes

Moses

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KO sit down KO you'll be safe here I

doubt anyone will be looking in here but

I want to be

sure this is Ben Franklin's Laboratory

it is KO I searched for you how did you

get here where have you

been my brother I've Been

Everywhere tell

me I saw you at Yorktown when the

British forced you out into No Man's

Land Moses an amazing thing happened to

me at Yorktown

General Clinton we no longer have enough

food or water to sustain all our men I'm

afraid our n*gro soldiers will have to

fend for

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themselves no it's too dangerous do not

send them out of the

fortifications we risked our lives for

the British you promised us our freedom

come here here come I'm going to help

you I'll hide you hurry trust

me since then more white people have

helped me remain free they're not all

bad Moses I can't explain it but knowing

that it's like a weight's been lifted

off my soul

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William open up it's only

me it's a petition William it asks the

state of Massachusetts to stop selling

our farms and throwing us in prison for

debt to show some appreciation and

understanding of what we sacrificed to

help win the w*r enough of us sign this

thing maybe the government will start to

listen to

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us this is amazing Daniel it's democracy

in action yes

James this is what I fought for in

general Washington's Army

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I'm not surprised by my poor treatment

at the hands of the Americans I am

however shocked at The Wretched behavior

of my own mother

England what has England done very

little they've given us a few

Shillings would you like to see what

else they've given us I

would open those boxes behind me

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a hat heavy clothes for the horrible

Nova Scotia climate open the other

one what's this it's called a

pitchfork there are other Farm Supplies

too tell me Sarah what is a woman like

me going to do with Farm Supplies I

I while you have a pencil do write King

George a thank you note from

me some black people are even going back

to Africa it's hard enough to get you

across the street without getting caught

much less all the way to Africa more

going up to Nova Scotia lots of British

too that letter from Sarah her friend

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hurry and the state's answer to our

honest petition is silence or just about

this won't stand we must act if the

courts mean to take away our farms and

throw us in jail maybe we have to close

down the courts any way we can we'll

take our freedom down with the courts

we'll fight if we have to wait wait a

minute every everyone fighting your own

government has it really come to that

I'm afraid it has James we owe it to

ourselves and yes we owe it to our

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country we're almost to New York City

come on out

remember my papers prove I'm a free man

if anyone questions us do as I do act

confident brother I'll act like a

rooster if that's what it takes to be

free

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Moses and

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Kato I found you

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H wait come

back

oh but Sarah I don't even know this man

Mrs Radcliffe he's a father

he'll help you survive in Canada all you

have to do is hide him on your way up

there ma'am my brother will clear you

the finest Farm in Nova Scotia how do I

know he won't disappear the moment we

reach Canada because he says he won't

he's my brother and I promise he excuse

me ma'am Powers beyond our control are

forcing both of us to start our lives

all over I'd like to help you start your

new life if you'll help me start

mine it was easier saying goodbye this

time why is that because this time he's

going off to

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Freedom hre

stop Henri I hope you are in here and

can hear me it caused me great pain to

say goodbye to George Washington I do

not want you to feel that kind of pain I

want to take you to

France you can live with me there and

help me tell the world of this amazing

new s called

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Liberty

sh I am here

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thank you for chasing

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me apples get your apples here clean

streets

Merchants new homes

newspapers

newspapers and look at all these

newspapers here you go children New York

City is coming back

strong I've been thinking maybe I could

run my own newspaper someday I could

help keep our government honest like

your article about the Massachusetts

farmers maybe it will urge the

government to help them before there's

any violence defending freedom of the

press is a fine goal James the fight for

Freedom never

ends Sarah can iy borrow some money to

buy a newspaper but Moses just bought

one no I mean to buy a

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newspaper oh James

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there he

is

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drri be

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careful Dr Franklin good to have you

back home

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Dr Franklin I don't think I've ever seen

a more joyous

day my dear I believe you're

right

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mother oh mother

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look life through my searching for a

hero to idiz feeling the pain as

inoc looking at a my

I take my heart battle give that freed

get

my it on the line blue never up you

represent America

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