Denigrate. There's a word for you. From the Latin word "niger", to defame, to blacken....
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Melvin B. Tolson:
Denigrate. There's a word for you. From the Latin word "niger", to defame, to blacken. It's always there, isn't it? Even in the dictionary. Even in the speech of a Negro professor. Somehow, "black" is always equated with failure.
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Denigrate There's a word for you
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From the Latin word niger to defame to blacken
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It's always there isn't it Even in the dictionary
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Even in the speech of a Negro professor
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Somehow black is always equated with failure
Clip duration: 16 seconds
Views: 246
Timestamp in movie: 00h 17m 40s
Uploaded: 27 March, 2022
Genres: biography, drama, romance
Summary: A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.
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