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Maynard:
Cecil, we got two faces: ours, and the ones that we got to show the White folks. Now, to get up in the world, you have to make them feel non-threatened. Use that, them fancy words that I've taught you. White folks up north, they like some uppity coloreds. Yeah
Cecil, we got two faces: ours, and the ones that we got to show the White folks. Now, to get up in the world, you have to make them feel non-threatened. Use that, them fancy words that I've taught you. White folks up north, they like some uppity coloreds. Yeah
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Cecil you hear me talking to you
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You ain't asleep
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Bobby told the president
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they shouldn't be worried about the Negro sit ins
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Polls show the US does not support civil rights
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Told you that white boy was smooth A little too smooth for my money
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Movie Summary
As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.

