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The three things that are my guiding lights
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Uncle Tom

The three things that are my guiding lights, belief in God, belief in myself and my belief...

The three things that are my guiding lights, belief in God, belief in myself and my belief in the United Sates of America

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The three things that are my guiding lights,
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belief in God, belief in myself
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and my belief in the United Sates of America.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:50
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

An oral history of the American black conservative.
My dad worked three jobs until he could live off of two, - Uncle Tom 00:08
My dad worked three jobs until he could live off of two,
He used to be a chauffeur for the Coca Cola company. - Uncle Tom 00:05
He used to be a chauffeur for the Coca Cola company.
And then one day he was asked to drive - Uncle Tom 00:08
And then one day he was asked to drive
It was like a 24/7, seven-day a week job. - Uncle Tom 00:05
It was like a 24/7, seven-day a week job.
I never heard him complain - Uncle Tom 00:05
I never heard him complain
I never heard him complain - Uncle Tom 00:06
I never heard him complain
We didn't have people screaming at us all the time - Uncle Tom 00:05
We didn't have people screaming at us all the time
My dad encouraged my brother and I - Uncle Tom 00:05
My dad encouraged my brother and I
'cause he worked in an environment - Uncle Tom 00:09
'cause he worked in an environment
Success does not come in a straight line. - Uncle Tom 00:04
Success does not come in a straight line.
I'm sick of us hearing about our people talking about, - Uncle Tom 00:07
I'm sick of us hearing about our people talking about,
"White privilege." - Uncle Tom 00:05
"White privilege."
(crowd applauding) - Uncle Tom 00:06
(crowd applauding)
I tell you what, I go to a job interview, - Uncle Tom 00:09
I tell you what, I go to a job interview,
And if you go hard, and you put yourself in position, - Uncle Tom 00:06
And if you go hard, and you put yourself in position,
(somber music) - Uncle Tom 00:09
(somber music)
It was just not the way I processed the world. - Uncle Tom 00:05
It was just not the way I processed the world.
As someone who got a GED, went to a community college, - Uncle Tom 00:16
As someone who got a GED, went to a community college,
By the time I was 21, I had three small children. - Uncle Tom 00:04
By the time I was 21, I had three small children.
I had no idea that I would end up going to college - Uncle Tom 00:06
I had no idea that I would end up going to college