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Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World

While coming of agein Harlem, Sowell discoveredthe magic of education, thanks to family...

While coming of age
in Harlem, Sowell discovered
the magic of education, thanks to family friend
named Eddie Mapp

Full Transcript

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While coming of age in Harlem,
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Sowell discovered the magic of education,
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thanks to family friend named Eddie Mapp.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:28
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Free To Choose Enterprise

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Traces Thomas Sowell's journey from humble beginnings to the Hoover Institution, becoming one of our era's most controversial economists, political philosophers, and prolific authors.
[ Children shout playfully ] - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:12
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And I saw all these books, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:06
And I saw all these books,
And so, what am I gonna do with all these, you know, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:05
And so, what am I gonna do with all these, you know,
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And he very patiently walked me through the whole thing. - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:04
And he very patiently walked me through the whole thing.
And again, I was very reluctant to take out a library card - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:10
And again, I was very reluctant to take out a library card
And really, had I not encountered him, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:07
And really, had I not encountered him,
I mean, at some point I would have learned - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:08
I mean, at some point I would have learned
When you start getting in the habit of reading - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:10
When you start getting in the habit of reading
Thanks to that same friend, Eddie, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:10
Thanks to that same friend, Eddie,
The grade school he attended in Harlem was a good one. - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:05
The grade school he attended in Harlem was a good one.
But when it came time for junior high school, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:08
But when it came time for junior high school,
When I finished elementary school, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:11
When I finished elementary school,
And I got transferred to a much better school. - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:04
And I got transferred to a much better school.
Had I gone to that other school, again, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:07
Had I gone to that other school, again,
He would become a firm believer in allowing parents - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:19
He would become a firm believer in allowing parents
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40 years ago, I received a far better education in Harlem - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:10
40 years ago, I received a far better education in Harlem