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Uncle Tom

That's probably the greatest economic prosperity period for blacks in the history of this...

That's probably the greatest economic prosperity period for blacks in the history of this country, and this all happened before affirmative action, before the so-called war on poverty

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That's probably the greatest economic prosperity period
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for blacks in the history of this country,
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and this all happened before affirmative action,
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before the so-called war on poverty.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
01:11:37
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
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Movie Summary

An oral history of the American black conservative.
Back then it was commonplace - Uncle Tom 00:06
Back then it was commonplace
If you made a commitment and you marry somebody - Uncle Tom 00:06
If you made a commitment and you marry somebody
It was also about your church family. - Uncle Tom 00:04
It was also about your church family.
The black woman respected the black man. - Uncle Tom 00:04
The black woman respected the black man.
Having a strong father showed me how to be a man. - Uncle Tom 00:04
Having a strong father showed me how to be a man.
It also showed me how to treat a woman. - Uncle Tom 00:04
It also showed me how to treat a woman.
When I was young, I remember going to open house - Uncle Tom 00:07
When I was young, I remember going to open house
Up until 1962-'63, 85% of all black families - Uncle Tom 00:09
Up until 1962-'63, 85% of all black families
If you estimate that the welfare is paying, - Uncle Tom 00:12
If you estimate that the welfare is paying,
The architect of this destruction - Uncle Tom 00:05
The architect of this destruction
The American public welfare system - Uncle Tom 00:12
The American public welfare system
A couple of renowned sociologists - Uncle Tom 00:08
A couple of renowned sociologists
And their theory was, if we could separate - Uncle Tom 00:24
And their theory was, if we could separate
The welfare rights movement and the lawyers - Uncle Tom 00:08
The welfare rights movement and the lawyers
This, I presume would be additional people - Uncle Tom 00:09
This, I presume would be additional people
Yes, that would raise the cost even more. - Uncle Tom 00:05
Yes, that would raise the cost even more.
To recruit people into the welfare system, - Uncle Tom 00:07
To recruit people into the welfare system,
If a woman had to declare paternity - Uncle Tom 00:12
If a woman had to declare paternity
They also said that the nuclear family, - Uncle Tom 00:08
They also said that the nuclear family,
The women's movement concurred with that. - Uncle Tom 00:04
The women's movement concurred with that.