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Uprising

I didn't know he wasBlack for the first month

Uprising • S01E01 • 2021
I didn't know he was
Black for the first month

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I didn't know he was Black for the first month.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
547
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:43
Uploaded
Jun 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

Uprising tells the extraordinary story of three intertwined events from 1981: the New Cross Fire, which killed 13 young black people; the Black People's Day of Action; and the Brixton riots.
S01 • E01 I had to look up to the ceiling because - Uprising 00:07
I had to look up to the ceiling because
S01 • E02 I was night duty on the night of the New Cross Fire, - Uprising 00:07
I was night duty on the night of the New Cross Fire,
S01 • E01 I had a severe motorcycle accident, - Uprising 00:07
I had a severe motorcycle accident,
S01 • E02 By the time I got into night duty the following day, - Uprising 00:22
By the time I got into night duty the following day,
S01 • E01 But it was really hot, summer of 1976. - Uprising 00:04
But it was really hot, summer of 1976.
S01 • E01 So we had the windows open, the doors open, - Uprising 00:09
So we had the windows open, the doors open,
S01 • E02 It was all, "Well, you know, we've raided blues parties. I bet it was like that. - Uprising 00:05
It was all, "Well, you know, we've raided blues pa...
S01 • E02 Too many people in there. Too many people smoking drugs. - Uprising 00:04
Too many people in there. Too many people smoking drugs.
S01 • E01 The nurses used to come into the room and say, "Right, stop. Stop!" - Uprising 00:10
The nurses used to come into the room and say, "Right, ...
S01 • E02 They brought it upon themselves." - Uprising 00:08
They brought it upon themselves."
S01 • E01 [funky rock] - Uprising 00:07
[funky rock]
S01 • E02 [monitor beeping] - Uprising 00:15
[monitor beeping]
S01 • E01 He went, "Mm." [laughs] - Uprising 00:07
He went, "Mm." [laughs]
S01 • E01 He used the word "cool," and "Oh, that's cool." - Uprising 00:08
He used the word "cool," and "Oh, that's...
S01 • E02 [Ena Gooding] And the Monday, I remember officer come to the house - Uprising 00:15
[Ena Gooding] And the Monday, I remember officer come to the...
S01 • E01 [Wayne Haynes] When I came back to London, - Uprising 00:12
[Wayne Haynes] When I came back to London,
S01 • E02 And I said to him, "What do you think caused the fire?" - Uprising 00:19
And I said to him, "What do you think caused the fire?&...
S01 • E01 We called ourselves the "Ghetto posse," - Uprising 00:07
We called ourselves the "Ghetto posse,"
S01 • E01 The way how you policed it and handled it, - Uprising 00:06
The way how you policed it and handled it,
S01 • E01 Back in our day, the police used to pick you up as a youngster. - Uprising 00:05
Back in our day, the police used to pick you up as a youngst...