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Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story

Not if you're black. That weekend there wasa big race in Talladega

Not if you're black. That weekend there was
a big race in Talladega

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Not if you're black.
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That weekend there was a big race in Talladega.
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7 seconds
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414
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:43
Uploaded
Jun 05, 2025
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documentary
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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.
And when we got into the pits, people were actually - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:07
And when we got into the pits, people were actually
It wasn't a very warm welcome, and it - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:06
It wasn't a very warm welcome, and it
If you're such a badass, don't spit, start swinging your fists. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:04
If you're such a badass, don't spit, start swingin...
The clash of taking a west coast, Northern Californian, black man, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:17
The clash of taking a west coast, Northern Californian, blac...
And so I said, "Okay, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:06
And so I said, "Okay,
I'm gonna give you one." - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:14
I'm gonna give you one."
In Talladega, Alabama. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:15
In Talladega, Alabama.
You stood at the driver's meeting and said to the grand national competitors, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:09
You stood at the driver's meeting and said to the grand...
Oh, no, because it was probably one of the most intelligent questions - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:17
Oh, no, because it was probably one of the most intelligent ...
There was death threats that were called in. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:11
There was death threats that were called in.
It was not only that call, but we got a lot of other calls. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:05
It was not only that call, but we got a lot of other calls.
"If you let that blankety blank run in the race, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:13
"If you let that blankety blank run in the race,
And you don't turn the other cheek - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:10
And you don't turn the other cheek
Things just kept getting worse and worse and worse. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:15
Things just kept getting worse and worse and worse.
Especially being the personality that he was. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:04
Especially being the personality that he was.
That kind of ended as they say, "The Battle of Willy T." - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:10
That kind of ended as they say, "The Battle of Willy T....
In England, in 1977, I met Muhammad Ali. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:09
In England, in 1977, I met Muhammad Ali.
He said to me, "You're going to deal with some challenges... - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:08
He said to me, "You're going to deal with some cha...
You're not in basketball. You're not in baseball. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:08
You're not in basketball. You're not in baseball.
What gave me resolve - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:12
What gave me resolve