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Leopa rds Spot s Nelse returns from Lee's surrender
In a desolate postwar South community, Nelse eyes rebuilding with Mrs Gaston and her son, while northern teachers preach negro equality. General Worth rallies both black and white crowds, praising emancipation yet warning of future tensions as politics and land ownership fuel conflict.
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Gaston
Tom Cammy
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Uncle Reuben
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Simon Legree
Redriver
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Tim Shelby
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Perkins
Haley
Tim
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Thaddeus Stevens
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General Worth
John
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John Durham
Independence
Freedman's Bureau
Macon
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