Onion and new recruit John Cook head to Harper's Ferry to prepare for the arrival of John Brown and his army. However, Onion quickly struggles to perform his mission of recruiting more African-American soldiers from the area when Cook's reckless behavior threatens their exposure to suspicious neighbors. After several weeks of waiting, Brown, his army and his daughter Annie finally arrive-creating a new distraction for Onion: true love.

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.