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Uncle Tom

No memorial, oration or eulogy could more eloquently honor President Kennedy's memory than...

No memorial, oration or eulogy could more eloquently honor President Kennedy's memory than the earliest possible passage of the Civil Rights bill for which he fought so long

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No memorial, oration or eulogy
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could more eloquently honor President Kennedy's memory
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than the earliest possible passage
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of the Civil Rights bill for which he fought so long.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:43
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

An oral history of the American black conservative.
(audience applauding) - Uncle Tom 00:09
(audience applauding)
In 1964, the Civil Rights Act passed. - Uncle Tom 00:04
In 1964, the Civil Rights Act passed.
So, he got credit for those two major pieces of legislation. - Uncle Tom 00:06
So, he got credit for those two major pieces of legislation.
There was a larger percentage of Republicans in Congress, - Uncle Tom 00:11
There was a larger percentage of Republicans in Congress,
Who enabled the Civil Rights legislation in '64 to pass - Uncle Tom 00:07
Who enabled the Civil Rights legislation in '64 to pass
Everett Dirksen got an award from the NAACP - Uncle Tom 00:05
Everett Dirksen got an award from the NAACP
President Johnson was able to get - Uncle Tom 00:11
President Johnson was able to get
And so that's a perception and a narrative - Uncle Tom 00:15
And so that's a perception and a narrative
And they have been using that idea - Uncle Tom 00:14
And they have been using that idea
Black people have been taught - Uncle Tom 00:12
Black people have been taught
If resistance to the Federal Court order ceases at once, - Uncle Tom 00:10
If resistance to the Federal Court order ceases at once,
And the city of Little Rock - Uncle Tom 00:06
And the city of Little Rock
And a blot upon the fair name - Uncle Tom 00:07
And a blot upon the fair name
Dwight Eisenhower was responsible - Uncle Tom 00:08
Dwight Eisenhower was responsible
I have a dream, that one day... - Uncle Tom 00:05
I have a dream, that one day...
It was a movement that was challenging America - Uncle Tom 00:07
It was a movement that was challenging America
Those ideas that were found - Uncle Tom 00:07
Those ideas that were found
To hold our society, America, - Uncle Tom 00:07
To hold our society, America,
And those constitutional principles - Uncle Tom 00:11
And those constitutional principles
There must be a revolution of values in our country. - Uncle Tom 00:05
There must be a revolution of values in our country.