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Uncle Tom

And we had real movers and shakers in our communities who were doing real things

And we had real movers and shakers in our communities who were doing real things

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And we had real movers and shakers
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in our communities who were doing real things.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
01:06:04
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
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Movie Summary

An oral history of the American black conservative.
Because at one time, blacks were Republicans, - Uncle Tom 00:04
Because at one time, blacks were Republicans,
Those seven years after the Civil War, - Uncle Tom 00:05
Those seven years after the Civil War,
You had more blacks in the House and Senate than you do now, - Uncle Tom 00:08
You had more blacks in the House and Senate than you do now,
But then what happened was that Democrats realized - Uncle Tom 00:10
But then what happened was that Democrats realized
That brings us to the rise of Jim Crow. - Uncle Tom 00:05
That brings us to the rise of Jim Crow.
The Jim Crow era and Ruby Bridges going to school, - Uncle Tom 00:08
The Jim Crow era and Ruby Bridges going to school,
But we had Hiram Rhodes Revels - Uncle Tom 00:10
But we had Hiram Rhodes Revels
So, there's this gap of missing achievement that we have, - Uncle Tom 00:13
So, there's this gap of missing achievement that we...
You can't depend on a government school - Uncle Tom 00:08
You can't depend on a government school
You're gonna see people like even Frederick Douglas - Uncle Tom 00:11
You're gonna see people like even Frederick Douglas
He was a Republican, very American. - Uncle Tom 00:04
He was a Republican, very American.
When they wanna teach you somebody that was great - Uncle Tom 00:07
When they wanna teach you somebody that was great
And they also, and this is sort of one of the biggest myths - Uncle Tom 00:07
And they also, and this is sort of one of the biggest myths
Because they can't acknowledge - Uncle Tom 00:09
Because they can't acknowledge
And if you know better - Uncle Tom 00:11
And if you know better
They're faced by security guards - Uncle Tom 00:04
They're faced by security guards
You're required to send your kid to a school - Uncle Tom 00:08
You're required to send your kid to a school
But Republicans of course are racist - Uncle Tom 00:04
But Republicans of course are racist
Slave codes in the early 19th century - Uncle Tom 00:07
Slave codes in the early 19th century
Because if slaves could read, they could access information. - Uncle Tom 00:04
Because if slaves could read, they could access information.