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What's so interesting. A man's been following me. You can write an. Easy answer. Why don't you go or ask him what he want. I'm not thinking about that man. Why don't you invited me in my new mom. Don't you invite me into this house. Only good when. I miss him. I miss I want you. I want to tell you. Do When a man would want me. When I help you. You live here. My mother does.
Your mother. Where is your father. My Father's Day. Was up and you were told. So how did you ever know what was his name o Robinson. He was your father. I beg your pardon. Your father was not dead. We buried my father. That wasn't your father. He wasn't your father. I run my mouth. Angela he did. It is you. I know it was you have to all these years.
What's your name. Kathy Kathy. Who are you. What you want. I want my child. Now he's not a child anymore is she. It's been so long and July. My name is not even you and I my name is May even lie to me about that lie to you Mr. I don't even know you ever laid eyes on you before and I don't know why you haven't forgot me just as I haven't forgotten you. There hasn't been a day in these last twenty four years ago when Kathy had the bulk of my thoughts. All these years I've promised myself what I gave. Well 24 years is enough time of the truth angel I tell you who I am who are you. I'm her father. Mama. Now you get out of here. You get out of the people I call the Police Minister. I get out of my house
in July. Her name is me. How low are birth into the world. All right May. I want to make it up to you may be you and Kathy both Kathy they are my family. You know believe me you don't believe that I'm your father. You're not my father. How can you be my father you are like man I am your father. Tell us whatever your name is for God's sake what you tell a man who can't please before you do. Do you know your own child. This is Angela. That's what you tell me your name was. Maybe it's you. Why. Release me. Don't you remember. We went up to my father's cabin up in the world's two whole weeks just you and me. The most wonderful two weeks of my life. I knew you was married and so was I but it didn't
matter we went together. And then later when you tell me when you were pregnant I could project myself. Me and my dog like woman. Well 24 years ago the world was so different today I would do things differently. But when I. A week ago I I saw you when I followed you here at first I thought forget about it. You know the long but I could. I just couldn't do it. I don't know what this is a whole band. Mr. WRIGHT You know my name when it you remember Tony. Only Bianca. Cappie be my name is Kathy Robinson with Kathy Robinson. Why do you look like. I was just remembering the membrane what. Before you were born.
Maybe this is tell you not just here but how does my looking for Tanguay. Where were you mama. Mama where were you. She don't know she's 11 you know why doesn't she know. Why where were you. Oh my God. I had an accident on the way you want. This to my inside you Nick you right. I just don't mean out. Oh no no. Welcome back I don't know how come I never met. You.
Yes but you said nothing. Oh you did. I was hoping he would come by for me. He can call. Right and then lay down and rest. You know you were right. A no use in worry here I got a daughter I'm not even sure you should. I'm the mother now I'm not even sure. You didn't say that but you don't believe his story. So what do you say in moments that made it down to Bush and tell me the truth.
To think the truth is the same question again and that's the question. But I do know the truth and the truth is bull was speaking in parables. Now for you this day. I always knew that one day that time would come back and in that time would come back and life itself and then life. This this whole think of life. She loved it. That law will keep her from go to pieces. Sometimes Mom I don't think you understand anything. You talking that feeling nobody understands feelings. You certainly are torturing yourself trying to understand these feelings.
Every one of his pain is his own. If you did with me it was someone else not you might have been your buddy but you weren't your so you me and you. OK. OK. No just one. Just a night. Let me get you something.
Now thanks for walking around. Well here we are. I don't remember. You don't even know. I thought and hit my head I have to. See you know about temporary amnesia don't you know you don't get more care. Remember I am your mother. Are you are you sure about that. Maybe you found me someplace and forgot about it. Where you going mom to then. Yes. I can't tell you who you guys have seen. Is your white man up stairs that you want to say again is your White man of getting it.
And you. Yes information we get we don't need the young girl. Yes like you are doing. Calling my daddy. Say hello to me Bianca This is the tone of Yahoo with a nigger daughter. Yes I want to see you. Tomorrow will be fine. Yes. At my mother's place my fine I'll be here. Now here you are. Well I must go now. He was a wonderful man my father. He was not your father. No. No. I think I'm the best judge of that.
I would like for us to get to know each other Kathy get to know me. Yes I I would like a very much. You say you have other children do they know you have a black child somewhere. No. Do you intend to tell them. I'm not sure why not. It would hurt them too much right now. Perhaps later gradually I can tell them in time. It seems to me twenty four years would be enough time to tell anybody anything. I'll make up all these years to you Kathy. I'm not what you call filthy rich but I'm a wealthy man you can have ANYTHING you want cars clothes money in the bank. I didn't grow up with all that and might not know how to handle it it might be too much for me. What if they like my children. What are they like. I don't know why the boy
and I don't get along very well. As a matter of fact way we don't get along at all. The girl she's about a year older than you. She's had an eye when acid head. They're both bums. The only thing they seem to be interested in is getting high on some drugs or something. They don't like you very well do you. No they don't you know. At times I think they hate me. Well maybe that's too strong a word. I don't think they feel that strongly about me. Contempt Yeah. That would be a better way perhaps. I had a great deal of respect for my father. We weren't wealthy or anything like that.
He didn't have the money to buy me a lot of fine clothes and cars and things but I had a great deal of respect for him and love. I envy him. Do you like to travel. I'm thinking about taking a trip back to Italy to the little town with my father who was born you know you have a talent I'm not half Italian and not have anything I'm black. Why did you call me to tell you that you are not my father. I don't know if you were my mother's lover but you are not my father. OK. And and I would like for you to go out of my life and never come into it again. Don't show you that Kathleen. I am saying it. Please try to understand. I'd like for you to go now. If you don't mind and I had an eye the blood in your veins you dear for 24 years.
Good bye is to be young. These are mine. Where you go from way away what you just away from here. Let him talk to me Momo. I only came over to say goodbye to grandma. Oh.
No. Let me hear from you right now. Ready. And I had a worry about you. Yes it's part of being a mother worrying about your children. You see you don't have to run away. I'm not running away I'm just sort of going to retreat get myself together. I hate people. What about we're all tangled up with them. Like. You work to make a living struggle to make a living in your home in your own house you almost forget the exist but there always say
you can be a militant. Even a handkerchief. But there are always some. I wonder if their lives are tangled up with us. Are you doing this to punish me. You know I know that you worry about me. That's what to me. I will. And I know yes of course you do. Very easy for you to believe the worst of me. Just tell me the truth. I don't remember the truth. But what about your instincts is he the kind of man you that much you should know. Well I guess in your day one white man was just like another.
A lot of black women just yes a lot of black women laid with white men. You know why. Because you pray that your children would be like yes even like you not to be mistaken for white and then maybe they would escape the pain and horror of being black who didn't just begin yesterday or the day you were born your grandmother ask your grandmother what she had to crawl through so that I could stand here and you could be whatever it is that you are my instincts. I'll tell you what they were to survive. Now you go on wherever it is you know. But. Oh.
My God. I NEED TO CLOSE ON WHAT YOU HAVE TO comes to the hospital with me there isn't much time somebody here actually do you know much yet and Ryan just reached the train station and I got out of the cabin I thought this woman on the design industry. The light changed and she started towards me. Also I thought you had followed me down I am going with you and I know that anyway when I called her she just stood there in the middle of the street it. It was like she was frozen. And that's when I knew this car came out of nowhere and it was laying in the middle of the street I guess hauling her mother. I went to the hospital with their mom. I thought it was you mom and she looks like you're 20 and I train and her name is Angela. And you can only stay a short time because she going to be all right. And you know. Who are you. My name is me. Me loves
me. I have the same name as. And you you know existed for years. People tell me they saw me somewhere. I didn't snub them. Must've been you they said. I'm glad I saw you. How do you feel. I don't feel anything. Don't even film I see. What was that my doing. OK I think someone mistook me for you. You've been getting it too and his name is Tony only Tony. With that he was he thought I was Hugh and Cathy was
his chum. And that's been rather shocking. He's looking for a chair after all these years. He's looking for ways. He wants to see that you have one. Did he upset you. Yes I'm sorry. It's all right. I'm the one who should be saying. She said if I hadn't called you mother. It took me by surprise. It's my thing and I don't let it believe that. It was just one of those freak things like the fact you know I have the same
face. Promise me you won't let him believe that. She looks very much like you. Anyone ever tell you you look very much like your mother. Yes. There she is Jay. If you look like your mother you have a good laugh you know. I used to think when I was a girl. Only old folks die. Yeah my on my death day. I'm glad you came. You don't know you and I and it's like I'm going to go on living. I'll live as long as you will.
Will you promise me something cool. If anyone comes up to you. Thinking it's me. Good you knew me. Tell me what about your family. I haven't anything. No. Except. Where you pretend to be nice Anyone mistakes you for me. What do you want me to tell me. Tell him that I'm dead. What about the chair the chair. But he wouldn't tell you that but you. Yes.
We. Don't do it. Mom is watching right now. OK. And. This mean that when I came as soon as I was if you're caught there's a woman in the morgue of the hospital. Her name is Angela Davis. When you see her you understand why you mistook me for her. She's dead. When there was an accident. Did you talk to her before she died. Yes. Did she speak of a child.
She said There never was a child no child but I think she made it up. I don't know why but she did. Made it up. Twenty four years I've been searching for a lie. Yes. If you don't believe me you can go to the hospital and see for yourself. Now I don't. I'm sorry the trouble I caused you people. Oh. Mom. What did you think hers was. You know. Our story has been produced under the guidance of the advisory committee people who are been
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Series
Our Street
Episode Number
38
Episode
The Lineage
Producing Organization
Maryland Public Television
Contributing Organization
Maryland Public Television (Owings Mills, Maryland)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/394-69m37z4k
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Description
Episode Description
An episode of Our Street
Created Date
1972-07-27
Created Date
1972-07-28
Asset type
Episode
Genres
Drama
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:29:25
Credits
Producing Organization: Maryland Public Television
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Maryland Public Television
Identifier: 19396 (Maryland Public Television)
Format: U-matic
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:28:52
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Chicago: “Our Street; 38; The Lineage,” 1972-07-27, Maryland Public Television, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed March 29, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-394-69m37z4k.
MLA: “Our Street; 38; The Lineage.” 1972-07-27. Maryland Public Television, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. March 29, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-394-69m37z4k>.
APA: Our Street; 38; The Lineage. Boston, MA: Maryland Public Television, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-394-69m37z4k