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Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story

Pruett uses her as a shield. They went to the press roomand said, I hit the girl. I hit...

Pruett uses her as a shield. They went to the press room
and said, I hit the girl. I hit Pruett

Full Transcript

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Pruett uses her as a shield.
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They went to the press room and said,
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I hit the girl.
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I hit Pruett.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
62
Timestamp in Movie
01:10:09
Uploaded
Jun 05, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

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.
But they said, "Oh, you hit her - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:20
But they said, "Oh, you hit her
The IMSA officials, Jack Roush, Dan Gurney, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:13
The IMSA officials, Jack Roush, Dan Gurney,
And stay out of it." - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:11
And stay out of it."
He cost me a championship. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:05
He cost me a championship.
Dan Gurney's objective - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:22
Dan Gurney's objective
This is for all the marbles. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:09
This is for all the marbles.
450 horsepower Willy T. Ribbs. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:22
450 horsepower Willy T. Ribbs.
Great move by Willy. And he did it. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:40
Great move by Willy. And he did it.
We won the Manufacturers Championship. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:28
We won the Manufacturers Championship.
Very few drivers had rides - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:06
Very few drivers had rides
You had to find money. You had to find the sponsors. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:08
You had to find money. You had to find the sponsors.
You need a patron, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:11
You need a patron,
He said, "Bill Cosby called for you." - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:13
He said, "Bill Cosby called for you."
He's the most famous man in America. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:05
He's the most famous man in America.
The Cosby Show had been - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:05
The Cosby Show had been
Remember this was over 20 years before anyone learned - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:08
Remember this was over 20 years before anyone learned
Two days later, I was in Vegas. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:10
Two days later, I was in Vegas.
"What do you want to do?" I said, "I wanna go to Indy - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:33
"What do you want to do?" I said, "I wanna go...
Cosby was the spokesperson for Coca-Cola. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:06
Cosby was the spokesperson for Coca-Cola.
Cosby goes down there personally, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:09
Cosby goes down there personally,