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I'd never stood out in a crowd or a classroom
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I'd never stood out in a crowdor a classroom because of the colorof my skin." Princeton...

I'd never stood out in a crowd
or a classroom because of the color
of my skin." [Peter Slevin] Princeton in 1981
was very white

Full Transcript

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I'd never stood out in a crowd or a classroom
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because of the color of my skin."
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[Peter Slevin] Princeton in 1981 was very white.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:25
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
BVG Films

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Movie Summary

The personal and political lives of First Ladies from throughout history.
S01 • E01 [Michele Norris] Princeton was a wonderful - First Ladies 00:11
[Michele Norris] Princeton was a wonderful
S01 • E01 [Peter Slevin] When it came time for Michelle - First Ladies 00:16
[Peter Slevin] When it came time for Michelle
S01 • E01 [Marcia Chatelain] Her thesis was very obvious - First Ladies 00:08
[Marcia Chatelain] Her thesis was very obvious
S01 • E01 But during the 2008 campaign, it was used to fuel a narrative - First Ladies 00:10
But during the 2008 campaign, it was used to fuel a narrativ...
S01 • E01 [Christopher Hitchens] It was lugubrious, boring, - First Ladies 00:06
[Christopher Hitchens] It was lugubrious, boring,
S01 • E01 [Marcia Chatelain] Qualities that I think - First Ladies 00:12
[Marcia Chatelain] Qualities that I think
S01 • E01 [narrator] Michelle's response to these attacks - First Ladies 00:08
[narrator] Michelle's response to these attacks
S01 • E01 [indistinct chanting] - First Ladies 00:07
[indistinct chanting]
S01 • E01 It never is, especially for folks like you and me. - First Ladies 00:05
It never is, especially for folks like you and me.
S01 • E01 [Leah Rigueur] After the 2012 election, - First Ladies 00:11
[Leah Rigueur] After the 2012 election,
S01 • E01 No matter how far you rise in life, - First Ladies 00:13
No matter how far you rise in life,
S01 • E01 And we see in Michelle Obama - First Ladies 00:08
And we see in Michelle Obama
S01 • E01 It can make you feel - First Ladies 00:05
It can make you feel
S01 • E01 [indistinct shouting] - First Ladies 00:08
[indistinct shouting]
S01 • E01 [Leah Rigueur] You can say, - First Ladies 00:07
[Leah Rigueur] You can say,
S01 • E01 But at the same time, - First Ladies 00:06
But at the same time,
S01 • E01 [Van Jones] She's quite clear about the role of poverty - First Ladies 00:05
[Van Jones] She's quite clear about the role of poverty
S01 • E01 She's gonna tell you, "Look, y'all, it sucks, it's bad, - First Ladies 00:20
She's gonna tell you, "Look, y'all, it sucks,...
S01 • E01 [applause] - First Ladies 00:06
[applause]
S01 • E01 [sirens] - First Ladies 00:10
[sirens]