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Black Life: Untold Stories

He's not getting fights in america. He's not getting fights in canada. A lot of fighters...

You know, they were looking for a white hope, A white fighter to reclaim that title. You know, as worthy as langford was, He wasn't given the opportunity. Jacob: He's not getting fights in america. He's not getting fights in canada. A lot of fighters were drawing the colour line And nobody's paying to see him fight The same black fighters over and over and over. So he's invited over to England, Because of course, England is a huge boxing country

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You know, they were looking for a white hope,
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A white fighter to reclaim that title.
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You know, as worthy as langford was,
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He wasn't given the opportunity.
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Jacob: He's not getting fights in america.
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He's not getting fights in canada.
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A lot of fighters were drawing the colour line
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And nobody's paying to see him fight
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The same black fighters over and over and over.
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So he's invited over to England,
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Because of course,
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England is a huge boxing country.
Duration
26 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:40
Uploaded
Apr 17, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
Genres
documentary
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation

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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.
S01 • E04 - She would do subtle things, like, to make me work harder. - Black Life: Untold Stories 00:06
- She would do subtle things, like, to make me work harder.
S01 • E04 So she wants to intimidate me by saying, - Black Life: Untold Stories 00:12
So she wants to intimidate me by saying,
S01 • E02 [people chattering] - Black Life: Untold Stories 00:15
[people chattering]
S01 • E07 The idea that black people need to be watched - Black Life: Untold Stories 00:08
The idea that black people need to be watched
S01 • E08 That was the oklahoma migration, between 1905 and 1912. - Black Life: Untold Stories 00:06
That was the oklahoma migration, between 1905 and 1912.
S01 • E04 I was pushing the vacuum and I stop and, like: - Black Life: Untold Stories 00:12
I was pushing the vacuum and I stop and, like:
S01 • E05 This is extraordinarily unique - Black Life: Untold Stories 00:09
This is extraordinarily unique
S01 • E07 - One of the myths that comes out of slavery - Black Life: Untold Stories 00:17
- One of the myths that comes out of slavery
S01 • E02 Black folks found themselves in affluent neighbourhoods - Black Life: Untold Stories 00:08
Black folks found themselves in affluent neighbourhoods
S01 • E05 Bannister is the first black artist - Black Life: Untold Stories 00:13
Bannister is the first black artist
S01 • E08 Part of the requirement was that the government asked them - Black Life: Untold Stories 00:11
Part of the requirement was that the government asked them
S01 • E06 He fights a bunch of fighters, local fighters, - Black Life: Untold Stories 00:24
He fights a bunch of fighters, local fighters,
S01 • E02 Otherwise, they were working as porters on the train. - Black Life: Untold Stories 00:05
Otherwise, they were working as porters on the train.
S01 • E01 She was charged and arrested. - Black Life: Untold Stories 00:11
She was charged and arrested.
S01 • E05 And when he went to collect the award, - Black Life: Untold Stories 00:16
And when he went to collect the award,
S01 • E02 The showgirls that were dancing in clubs. - Black Life: Untold Stories 00:53
The showgirls that were dancing in clubs.
S01 • E03 His name is maestro fresh wes. - Black Life: Untold Stories 00:20
His name is maestro fresh wes.
S01 • E07 - Something that's so important about the idea that black men - Black Life: Untold Stories 00:08
- Something that's so important about the idea that bla...
S01 • E04 I thought I would write my mom. I said, "mom, I want to come back home." - Black Life: Untold Stories 00:12
I thought I would write my mom. I said, "mom, I want to...
S01 • E07 Is that it, what it always does and continues to do - Black Life: Untold Stories 00:16
Is that it, what it always does and continues to do