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Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story

You need a patron, someone who's willingto pay the bills. Because it's so frickin'...

You need a patron, someone who's willing
to pay the bills. Because it's so frickin' expensive

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You need a patron,
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someone who's willing to pay the bills.
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Because it's so frickin' expensive.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
52
Timestamp in Movie
01:13:29
Uploaded
Jun 05, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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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.
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,
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,