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Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story

I thought about those, those two men... And I thought, all right

I thought about those, those two men... And I thought, all right

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I thought about those, those two men...
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And I thought, all right.
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6 seconds
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00:18:34
Uploaded
Jun 05, 2025
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An in-depth profile of the life and career of Willy T. Ribbs - the controversial Black driver who shattered the color barrier of professional auto-racing and became the first Black qualifier in the storied history of the Indy 500.
Don't give up mentally. You might not be in a racecar, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:07
Don't give up mentally. You might not be in a racecar,
Don't quit on yourself because the only person - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:05
Don't quit on yourself because the only person
No one was jumping to put me in a racecar. I didn't want to be... - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:09
No one was jumping to put me in a racecar. I didn't wan...
I didn't wanna be in that business, but I had to. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:06
I didn't wanna be in that business, but I had to.
Everything I achieved in England was meaningless. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:22
Everything I achieved in England was meaningless.
He asked me to go to a race with him. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:05
He asked me to go to a race with him.
And I said, "Nah, I don't wanna go." - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:13
And I said, "Nah, I don't wanna go."
I'll drive you down. Just walk me around, I've never been." - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:04
I'll drive you down. Just walk me around, I've nev...
Went down there and I was walking through the pits - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:06
Went down there and I was walking through the pits
I didn't know who Jim Trueman was, he said, "I own Red Roof Inns." - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:25
I didn't know who Jim Trueman was, he said, "I own...
He says, "What do you wanna do?" - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:30
He says, "What do you wanna do?"
The Formula Atlantic Series, was in many ways the pre-eminent - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:07
The Formula Atlantic Series, was in many ways the pre-eminen...
It was the most similar to what a race driver would be driving anywhere - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:09
It was the most similar to what a race driver would be drivi...
My first Formula Atlantic race, I ran in the top Six. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:21
My first Formula Atlantic race, I ran in the top Six.
That surprised me and everybody else. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:05
That surprised me and everybody else.
In front of Formula One, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:11
In front of Formula One,
I knew that. I said, "I'm as good as anybody in the sport." - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:06
I knew that. I said, "I'm as good as anybody in th...
Took off, and I had a good week. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:12
Took off, and I had a good week.
And I could feel the engine start to fade. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:10
And I could feel the engine start to fade.
The reason that engine failed was because - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:06
The reason that engine failed was because