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Uncle Tom

There I learned that I was black, I was poor, I was a woman, and that I was not supposed...

There I learned that I was black, I was poor, I was a woman, and that I was not supposed to have accomplished the things that I had already accomplished, which was success

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There I learned that I was black, I was poor,
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I was a woman, and that I was not supposed
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to have accomplished the things
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that I had already accomplished, which was success.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:59
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

An oral history of the American black conservative.
When I was a kid, I went to a summer camp - Uncle Tom 00:06
When I was a kid, I went to a summer camp
Really bucolic, flowers everywhere, it was just wonderful. - Uncle Tom 00:05
Really bucolic, flowers everywhere, it was just wonderful.
There was a Boy Scouts jamboree, - Uncle Tom 00:06
There was a Boy Scouts jamboree,
And from what I can tell, - Uncle Tom 00:05
And from what I can tell,
I was in a cabin with maybe seven or eight kids, - Uncle Tom 00:07
I was in a cabin with maybe seven or eight kids,
He and I got into some sort of argument, - Uncle Tom 00:06
He and I got into some sort of argument,
And I literally had to restrain the other kids - Uncle Tom 00:04
And I literally had to restrain the other kids
They were more angry about it than I was. - Uncle Tom 00:04
They were more angry about it than I was.
And so, I never really felt that those who are bigots, - Uncle Tom 00:07
And so, I never really felt that those who are bigots,
I always felt that people who were bigots - Uncle Tom 00:08
I always felt that people who were bigots
That seemed to be consistent - Uncle Tom 00:05
That seemed to be consistent
I always knew I had a good memory, - Uncle Tom 00:07
I always knew I had a good memory,
I always knew I was going to be an achiever, - Uncle Tom 00:04
I always knew I was going to be an achiever,
There was never a time when I thought of myself - Uncle Tom 00:05
There was never a time when I thought of myself
You're afraid of being marginalized. - Uncle Tom 00:04
You're afraid of being marginalized.
He was brutally beaten by attackers - Uncle Tom 00:05
He was brutally beaten by attackers
How do we get white people to see racism - Uncle Tom 00:04
How do we get white people to see racism
The most successful black Americans today - Uncle Tom 00:08
The most successful black Americans today
We've heard all about the big, explosive cases - Uncle Tom 00:06
We've heard all about the big, explosive cases
You deal with what we call micro aggressions, - Uncle Tom 00:07
You deal with what we call micro aggressions,