Following the battle in Pikesville, John Brown, now one of the most wanted men in America, travels north with Onion to raise funds for the abolitionist cause. They take refuge at the home of famed orator and "King of the Negroes" Frederick Douglass and his two wives. When Brown and Douglass clash over methodology, Onion discovers just how complex the fight for justice and human equality really is.

The Good Lord Bird Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Meet the Lord
• s01e02 - A Wicked Plot
• s01e03 - Mister Fred
• s01e04 - Smells Like Bear
• s01e05 - Hiving the Bees
• s01e06 - Jesus is Walkin'
• s01e07 - Last Words

The Good Lord Bird Show Summary

Told from the point of view of Henry 'Onion' Shackleford, a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of John Brown's motley family of abolitionist soldiers battling slavery in Kansas, and eventually finding himself in the famous 1859 Army depot raid at Harpers Ferry, an inciting incident of the Civil War. It's a humorous and dramatic tale of Antebellum America and the ever-changing roles of race, religion and gender in American society.