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Uncle Tom

At some point in the classroom, I'm sure I'd said something that really irked her because...

At some point in the classroom, I'm sure I'd said something that really irked her because she turned to me and she yelled, "You'll never be able to change the fact "that you're a black woman." And I interpreted that to mean that I was handicapped, whether I knew it or not

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At some point in the classroom,
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I'm sure I'd said something that really irked her
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because she turned to me and she yelled,
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"You'll never be able to change the fact
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"that you're a black woman."
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And I interpreted that to mean that I was handicapped,
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whether I knew it or not.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:41
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
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Movie Summary

An oral history of the American black conservative.
There I learned that I was black, I was poor, - Uncle Tom 00:13
There I learned that I was black, I was poor,
When I was a kid, I went to a summer camp - Uncle Tom 00:06
When I was a kid, I went to a summer camp
Really bucolic, flowers everywhere, it was just wonderful. - Uncle Tom 00:05
Really bucolic, flowers everywhere, it was just wonderful.
There was a Boy Scouts jamboree, - Uncle Tom 00:06
There was a Boy Scouts jamboree,
And from what I can tell, - Uncle Tom 00:05
And from what I can tell,
I was in a cabin with maybe seven or eight kids, - Uncle Tom 00:07
I was in a cabin with maybe seven or eight kids,
He and I got into some sort of argument, - Uncle Tom 00:06
He and I got into some sort of argument,
And I literally had to restrain the other kids - Uncle Tom 00:04
And I literally had to restrain the other kids
They were more angry about it than I was. - Uncle Tom 00:04
They were more angry about it than I was.
And so, I never really felt that those who are bigots, - Uncle Tom 00:07
And so, I never really felt that those who are bigots,
I always felt that people who were bigots - Uncle Tom 00:08
I always felt that people who were bigots
That seemed to be consistent - Uncle Tom 00:05
That seemed to be consistent
I always knew I had a good memory, - Uncle Tom 00:07
I always knew I had a good memory,
I always knew I was going to be an achiever, - Uncle Tom 00:04
I always knew I was going to be an achiever,
There was never a time when I thought of myself - Uncle Tom 00:05
There was never a time when I thought of myself
You're afraid of being marginalized. - Uncle Tom 00:04
You're afraid of being marginalized.
He was brutally beaten by attackers - Uncle Tom 00:05
He was brutally beaten by attackers
How do we get white people to see racism - Uncle Tom 00:04
How do we get white people to see racism
The most successful black Americans today - Uncle Tom 00:08
The most successful black Americans today
We've heard all about the big, explosive cases - Uncle Tom 00:06
We've heard all about the big, explosive cases