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Uncle Tom

I had a college student ask me one time, how did you deal with color and race when you...

I had a college student ask me one time, how did you deal with color and race when you were climbing the corporate ladder?

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I had a college student ask me one time,
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how did you deal with color and race
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when you were climbing the corporate ladder?
Duration
9 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:29
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

An oral history of the American black conservative.
I didn't focus on that, I didn't have time. - Uncle Tom 00:05
I didn't focus on that, I didn't have time.
I went to the president of the Pillsbury company - Uncle Tom 00:13
I went to the president of the Pillsbury company
"You have to go and spend two weeks at Whopper College." - Uncle Tom 00:08
"You have to go and spend two weeks at Whopper...
The same day that I started, another white gentleman - Uncle Tom 00:06
The same day that I started, another white gentleman
So, the first 12 months, I got outstanding performance - Uncle Tom 00:08
So, the first 12 months, I got outstanding performance
But Robert was getting his GS salary increase - Uncle Tom 00:08
But Robert was getting his GS salary increase
So, I went to Wayne, my supervisor and said, - Uncle Tom 00:22
So, I went to Wayne, my supervisor and said,
I went and got me a Master's degree. - Uncle Tom 00:04
I went and got me a Master's degree.
"That says next time you have opening for a promotion," - Uncle Tom 00:05
"That says next time you have opening for a...
"See you around." - Uncle Tom 00:09
"See you around."
They had to have someone - Uncle Tom 00:12
They had to have someone
And I had eight white people working for me. - Uncle Tom 00:05
And I had eight white people working for me.
It was all about performance, not the color of your skin. - Uncle Tom 00:05
It was all about performance, not the color of your skin.
So, since I now had that Master's degree - Uncle Tom 00:07
So, since I now had that Master's degree
When I decided to live Dahlgren, - Uncle Tom 00:06
When I decided to live Dahlgren,
And I'll never forget Ross, I think he's deceased now. - Uncle Tom 00:04
And I'll never forget Ross, I think he's deceased...
He said, "You know, you have taught me something." - Uncle Tom 00:12
He said, "You know, you have taught me something."
"You taught me, don't judge somebody - Uncle Tom 00:08
"You taught me, don't judge somebody
I grew up primarily around black people. - Uncle Tom 00:05
I grew up primarily around black people.
That mean, everything in life - Uncle Tom 00:08
That mean, everything in life