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Uncle Tom

But we had Hiram Rhodes Revels and many other African-Americans rise to positions of power...

But we had Hiram Rhodes Revels and many other African-Americans rise to positions of power in the political space in the late 1800s

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But we had Hiram Rhodes Revels
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and many other African-Americans
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rise to positions of power in the political space
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in the late 1800s.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
01:06:47
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
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Movie Summary

An oral history of the American black conservative.
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.
If the parties did switch - Uncle Tom 00:18
If the parties did switch
Because no one else is going to tell you - Uncle Tom 00:05
Because no one else is going to tell you
The biggest falsehood, the biggest lie - Uncle Tom 00:22
The biggest falsehood, the biggest lie
Because if that were so, between 1930 and 1940, - Uncle Tom 00:23
Because if that were so, between 1930 and 1940,
Our institutions served as an anchor for us. - Uncle Tom 00:05
Our institutions served as an anchor for us.
And so therefore, elderly people could walk - Uncle Tom 00:09
And so therefore, elderly people could walk
Our business formation rate was high then. - Uncle Tom 00:05
Our business formation rate was high then.