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I'm a native Tennessean,
I was born there, but I was only two months
old when my mother and father moved my sister and
me to Cincinnati, where neighborhoods
were redlined, but at least Mommy
could get a job teaching and Daddy could get a job
behind a desk. And after all, if you are a college graduate,
that's the least you can expect
I was born there, but I was only two months
old when my mother and father moved my sister and
me to Cincinnati, where neighborhoods
were redlined, but at least Mommy
could get a job teaching and Daddy could get a job
behind a desk. And after all, if you are a college graduate,
that's the least you can expect
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I'm a native Tennessean,
I was born there,
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but I was only two months
old when my mother and father
00:00:05.213 --> 00:00:07.002
moved my sister and
me to Cincinnati,
00:00:07.048 --> 00:00:08.674
where neighborhoods
were redlined,
00:00:08.716 --> 00:00:10.426
but at least Mommy
could get a job teaching
00:00:10.051 --> 00:00:13.012
and Daddy could get a job
behind a desk. And after all,
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if you are a college graduate,
that's the least you can expect.
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Movie Summary
A look at the life of poet, Nikki Giovanni and the revolutionary historical periods through which she lived, from the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter.