Sure. The white man throw us a bone and we're supposed to forget 400 years of oppression....
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Baines:
Sure. The white man throw us a bone and we're supposed to forget 400 years of oppression.
Baines:
Yeah, but a nigger - a negro playing in the big leagues, that's something, ain't it?
Baines:
l told you to go behind the words and dig out the truth. They let us sing and dance and smile, and then they let one so-called negro into the majors. That doesn't cancel out greatest crime in history.
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White man throw us a bone and we're supposed to forget
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400 years of oppression
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Yeah but a nigger
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A Negro in the big leagues that's something
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I told you to go behind the words and dig out the truth
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They let us sing and dance and smile
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and then they let one so called Negro into the majors
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That doesn't cancel out history's greatest crime
Clip duration: 29 seconds
Views: 125
Timestamp in movie: 01h 15m 12s
Uploaded: 29 November, 2022
Genres: biography, drama, history
Summary: Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam.
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00:33 Oh my brothers and sisters
00:06 My name is Benjamin
00:29 Islam is
00:46 Dear Brothers
00:56 The black people in this country
00:26 You've got these Uncle Tom Negro leaders today
00:50 Would you mind explaining for us the meaning of your name
00:11 What would you call an educated Negro with a B A an M A a B...
00:16 I'm not out to fight other Negro leaders
00:14 I see this has become a struggle between good and evil
00:07 If you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen
00:50 There's no place in this world that that man can go
00:24 I have an idea Red
00:36 I say the word again as he would want me to
00:03 Islam is
00:17 You can't bust out of here like they do in the movies
00:35 A Negro in the big leagues that's something
00:07 That's too much power for one man to have
00:03 Now you may be shocked by these words
00:03 And it reveals that there are still