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W.E.B. Du Bois was an avowed socialist
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W.E.B. Du Bois was an avowed socialist, who became an avowed communist, who renounced his...

W.E.B. Du Bois was an avowed socialist, who became an avowed communist, who renounced his American citizenship

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W.E.B. Du Bois was an avowed socialist,
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who became an avowed communist,
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who renounced his American citizenship.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:44
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

An oral history of the American black conservative.
But the institution that Booker T. Washington established - Uncle Tom 00:06
But the institution that Booker T. Washington established
We need to go back and understand - Uncle Tom 00:09
We need to go back and understand
Much the same as his autobiography says, up from slavery. - Uncle Tom 00:06
Much the same as his autobiography says, up from slavery.
I had a college student ask me one time, - Uncle Tom 00:09
I had a college student ask me one time,
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...