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They're not expected to have the intelligence And definitely they're not supposed to have The moral fortitude to engage in fair play. Sportscaster archive: In the final seconds of round two, The boston terror gives flynn little rest. [bell dinging] Jacob: Sam had a bunch of nicknames. He's the weymouth wizard, the boston bonecrusher, The boston brute, And the one that was commonly used by racist press Was the boston tar baby. Clay: When it came to coverage of black fighters, The drawings of the black fighters Would typically be those of men
with very exaggerated features, Grossly exaggerated size of lips, for example. So it was very discriminatory In terms of the way that the black fighters Would have been portrayed in the newspapers. There's a-a saying
from the time called "putting on the wraps" And what putting
on the wraps was, Is like fighting with
your hands tied
with very exaggerated features, Grossly exaggerated size of lips, for example. So it was very discriminatory In terms of the way that the black fighters Would have been portrayed in the newspapers. There's a-a saying
from the time called "putting on the wraps" And what putting
on the wraps was, Is like fighting with
your hands tied
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They're not expected to
have the intelligence
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And definitely they're
not supposed to have
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The moral fortitude to
engage in fair play.
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Sportscaster archive:
In the final seconds
of round two,
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The boston terror gives
flynn little rest.
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[bell dinging]
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Jacob:
Sam had a bunch of nicknames.
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He's the weymouth wizard,
the boston bonecrusher,
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The boston brute,
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And the one that was
commonly used by racist press
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Was the
boston tar baby.
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Clay:
When it came to coverage
of black fighters,
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The drawings of
the black fighters
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Would typically be those of men
with very exaggerated features,
00:00:36.303 --> 00:00:39.704
Grossly exaggerated size
of lips, for example.
00:00:39.074 --> 00:00:41.372
So it was very discriminatory
00:00:41.408 --> 00:00:44.309
In terms of the way
that the black fighters
00:00:44.311 --> 00:00:46.578
Would have been portrayed
in the newspapers.
00:00:46.713 --> 00:00:49.314
There's a-a saying
from the time called
00:00:49.316 --> 00:00:51.999
"putting on the wraps"
00:00:51.184 --> 00:00:52.517
And what putting
on the wraps was,
00:00:52.652 --> 00:00:54.853
Is like fighting with
your hands tied.
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Movie Summary
Interviews to narrate the long history of anti-black racism in Canada, including police brutality and the rise of hip-hop music.
