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The 24th

"You gotta play bythe white man's rules." Yeah, well, I saw what helping took him

"You gotta play by
the white man's rules." Yeah, well, I saw what helping took him

Full Transcript

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"You gotta play by the white man's rules."
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Yeah, well,
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I saw what helping took him.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:44
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
drama, history
Production
New Slate Ventures,EMJAG Productions

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Movie Summary

It is the story of the all-black Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment, and the Houston Riot of 1917.
Every man here has got a lit fuse. - The 24th 00:05
Every man here has got a lit fuse.
Thought you could get chummy with that white man. - The 24th 00:04
Thought you could get chummy with that white man.
Norton, he onto greener pastures, - The 24th 00:06
Norton, he onto greener pastures,
Well, welcome to the club. We all sick of it. - The 24th 00:04
Well, welcome to the club. We all sick of it.
Watching our boys come though that gate head bloodied, beat up by the law - The 24th 00:06
Watching our boys come though that gate head bloodied, beat ...
"Be on my way, sir." - The 24th 00:08
"Be on my way, sir."
At least what I did made a difference, - The 24th 00:05
At least what I did made a difference,
You the first colored man to ever arrest a white man - The 24th 00:05
You the first colored man to ever arrest a white man
I'll get Major Lockhart to put your papers through as you requested. - The 24th 00:05
I'll get Major Lockhart to put your papers through as y...
They are sending me to officer training school. - The 24th 00:06
They are sending me to officer training school.
♪ Over there - The 24th 00:26
♪ Over there
I don't give a shit about Hammond. I said, - The 24th 00:05
I don't give a shit about Hammond. I said,
Get off me, nigga. - The 24th 00:04
Get off me, nigga.
Provost Guard. Assigned to protect the men of the 24th Infantry - The 24th 00:09
Provost Guard. Assigned to protect the men of the 24th Infan...
Sir, two of my mens was killed today in Houston City limits. - The 24th 00:05
Sir, two of my mens was killed today in Houston City limits.
We just got word that the local police and the white citizens - The 24th 00:06
We just got word that the local police and the white citizen...
I was there - The 24th 00:11
I was there
Tell my men to put down those damn guns, now! - The 24th 00:05
Tell my men to put down those damn guns, now!
Now, I'm going into Houston, - The 24th 00:04
Now, I'm going into Houston,
You lock down this armory and don't you give another goddamn order. - The 24th 00:06
You lock down this armory and don't you give another go...