The Gilded Age (TV Series)

Head to Head (2023)

Denée Benton: Peggy Scott

Quotes 

• Peggy Scott : When were you last in the South?

  T. Thomas Fortune : Not for many years. And when I lived there, I was a slave.

  Peggy Scott : Oh. I see.

  T. Thomas Fortune : No, you don't. Because you can't.

• Peggy Scott : I'll tell you what I do like... when colored people open doors, when they help others to earn a living. I like independence and self-reliance. And even if it's not perfect, this Tuskegee school seems like a step in the right direction.

• Marian Brook : Well, you can't go all the way to Alabama alone with a man.

  Peggy Scott : I've told you. It is a professional trip, and Mr. Fortune is my employer.

  Marian Brook : He's also a man, and a married one. Be careful. That's all.

• Dorothy Scott : But you don't seem to understand that once you cross that line, you are no longer human. Now, you must promise me to always stay with your group. Never go out alone.

  Peggy Scott : I can promise that.

  Dorothy Scott : Do not make eye contact with any white folks. And don't speak to them. Even the slightest gesture or... or look can be misconstrued.

  Peggy Scott : You're telling me to be subservient?

  Dorothy Scott : I'm telling you how to stay alive. And if it were up to me, you would not be going at all.