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Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story

Remember this was over 20 yearsbefore anyone learned of the crimesCosby kept all to...

Remember this was over 20 years
before anyone learned of the crimes
Cosby kept all to himself

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Remember this was over 20 years before anyone learned
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of the crimes Cosby kept all to himself.
Duration
8 seconds
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53
Timestamp in Movie
01:14:06
Uploaded
Jun 05, 2025
Genres
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.
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,
In reality, they're not interested - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:11
In reality, they're not interested
He had Kodak. It took a few years. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:09
He had Kodak. It took a few years.
Willy always worked hard at his career. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:05
Willy always worked hard at his career.
He worked hard to meet people and try to build his packages. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:04
He worked hard to meet people and try to build his packages.
To bring people in. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:07
To bring people in.
There was a guy by the name of Derrick Walker. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:04
There was a guy by the name of Derrick Walker.
He had ran a factory Porsche IndyCar team. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:16
He had ran a factory Porsche IndyCar team.
Somebody told me Willy T. Ribbs has got some money - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:14
Somebody told me Willy T. Ribbs has got some money
He knows how to put a winning team together." - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:07
He knows how to put a winning team together."
Derrick Walker was assembling a team right away - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:06
Derrick Walker was assembling a team right away
If you're looking to run an Indy car, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:04
If you're looking to run an Indy car,
And with Cosby being willing to contribute $350,000, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:08
And with Cosby being willing to contribute $350,000,
It's no secret that to be competitive - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:06
It's no secret that to be competitive
Just consider, today's going rate - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:21
Just consider, today's going rate
Engines that weren't necessarily brand new. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:04
Engines that weren't necessarily brand new.
You were at a disadvantage from the moment - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:31
You were at a disadvantage from the moment