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YouknowwhatIgotrighthere?

-What?

-Someofthatverywine.

"

WhenIwasachild,Ispakeasachild.

Iunderstoodasachild.

Ithoughtasachild.

ButwhenIbecameaman,

Iputawayallchildishthings."

##[Gospelcontinues]

-#Earlyonemornin'

#-#Earlyonemornin'

#

-#Downtheroad#-#Earlyonemornin'

#Downtheroad#

##[continues]

[Speaker]Freshmanclass...

IbelievewearethemostprivilegedpeopleinAmerica,

becausewehavethemostimportantjob

inAmerica:

Theeducationofouryoungpeople.

#Iwastraveling#

#Partnertoo#

#Goin'

downtheroad#

downtosay#

#Mysoulisawitness#

-#Soulsareborn#-#Goin'

home#

-#Soulisawitness#-#Goin'

#Soulsareborn#

-#Soulisawitness#-#Witness#

-#BeforeIgo#-#WhenIgo#

-#BeforeIgo#-#Go#

[gasps]Trudell!

-Whothehellishe?

-Oh,he'

sjustmyhusband.

I'

mgonnacutyourheadoff.

[Speaker]Wemustimpressuponouryoungpeople

thattherewillbedifficultiesthattheyface.

Comeon,Trudell.Comegetthiswhuppin'

boy.

-[Man]Gethimdown,Trudell.-Scared,ain'

tya?

Huh?

Youwiththerazorandtwicemysize?

[Speaker]Theymustdefeatthem!

Theymustdowhattheyhavetodoinordertodowhattheywanttodo.

[Man]Comeon,now.

[Woman]Comeon,baby!

[Speaker]Educationistheonlywayout.

[Grunts]

Comeon,baby.Getup!

Getup,baby.Comeon!

[Speaker]Thewayoutofignorance...

Likecuttin'

people,huh,boy?

Wanttocutpeople,Trudell,huh?

Getyourhandsoffme!

Thewayoutofdarkness!

Into...

thegloriouslight.

##[Ends]

Comeon,now!

Giveitback!

-Giveitback!

-"

ToourpreciousHamilton..."

Thisisn'

tfunny.Comeon.Dunbar,giveitback.

Whodoyouthinkyouare?

JesseOwens?

[Man]Haveaseat.

Iam...

thedarkerbrother.

Theysendmetoeatinthekitchenwhencompanycomes.

ButIlaugh,andIeatwell,

andIgrowstrong.

Tomorrow,Iwillsitatthetablewhencompanycomes.

Nobody'

lldaresaytome,

'

Eatinthekitchen'

then.

Besides,they'

llseehowbeautifulIam,

andbeashamed.

I,too,amAmerica."

Whowrotethat?

LangstonHughes,1924.

1925.

Hatingyoushallbeagameplayedwithcoolhands."

Memorywilllayitshandsuponyourbreast,

andyouwillunderstandmyhatred."

GwendolynBennettwrotethat.

Shewasbornin1902.

Unofficially.

Yousee,inmoststates,

Negroesweredeniedbirthcertificates,

whichmeansIcanlieaboutmyagetherestofmylife.

[Laughing]

Youthinkthat'

sfunny?

Tobeborn...

withoutrecord.

Mr.Reed,handtheseout.

mgoingtointroduceyoutosomenewvoicesthissemester.

There'

sarevolutiongoingon.

IntheNorth.InHarlem.

They'

rechangingthewayNegroesinAmericathink.

mtalkingaboutpoetslikeHughes,Bennett,

ZoraNealeHurston,CounteeCullen...

Someareteethedonasilverspoon,

withthestarsstrungupforarattle.

Icutmyteethasablackraccoon...

...forimplementsofbattle."

Meetmeafterclass.

[Sighs]

What'

saprofessordoinginthemiddleofthenight

dressedlikeacotton-chopper?

Whatisastudentdoinginthemiddleofthenight

throwinghislifeaway?

It'

sfunny.IthoughtIwasdefendingmyself.

Mm.

Irememberyou.

Coupleofyearsago.Thenyoudisappeared.

Whathappened?

Icomeandgowheneveritsuitsme.

-Suspensions?

-Leavesofabsence.

Why'

dyoucomeback?

School'

stheonlyplaceyoucanreadallday.

Exceptprison.

Iwantyoutocomebymyhousetonight,7:

30.

-CornerofJuneandCampus.-WhywouldIdothat?

Holdingtryoutsforthedebateteam.

-Yousureyouwantsomebodylikeme?

-No.

swhyyou'

retryingout.

7:

JuneandCampus.

[Muttering]

Drivenbythewindandtossed..."

Dowelltonight,Junior.

[Professor]Ofthe360studentshereatWileyCollege,

only45ofyouwerebraveenoughtotryoutforthedebateteam.

Ofthat45,onlyfourofyouwillremainstanding

whenthetryoutsareover...why?

Becausedebateisbloodsport.It'

scombat.

Butyourweaponsarewords.

[Knocking]Comeonin.

NowthatMr.Farmerhasjoinedus,wecanbegin.

Sitdown,Mr.Farmer.

Notrightthere.Overthere.

-Yes,sir.-James.Rightthisway.

Goodevening,Mrs.Tolson.

-Evening.-Excuseme.

We'

rewaitingforyou,Mr.Farmer.

mgoing,sir.

Thankyou,Mr.Farmer.Yousmellverygood,Mr.Farmer.

-Thankyou,sir.-You'

reverywelcome.

Gentlemenandlady.

Thisis...

thehotspot.

Youwillenteritatyourownrisk.

Mr.Tolson,whataboutthedebatersfromlastyear?

Don'

taskaquestionyoualreadyknowtheanswerto.

Getuphere.You'

llbefirst.

Getrighthere.Hotspot.

Debatestartswithaproposition.

Withanidea..."

Resolved:

Childlaborshouldberegulatedbythefederalgovernment."

Thefirstdebaterarguestheaffirmative.

Affirmativemeansthatyouareforsomething.

Mr.Reedwillarguetheaffirmative.

Theseconddebaterarguesthenegative.

Negativemeansthatyouarewhat?

Against.

Brilliant,Mr.Burgess.

Youshallarguetheaffirmative,Mr.Reed.Go.

Well,sir,I'

dbeginwithaquotefromthepoetCleghorn.

Thegolflinksliesonearthemill,

thatalmosteveryday,

thelaboringchildrencanlookoutand...

and..."

#Andwatchthemenatplay#

Isthatwhatyoulearnedfromlastyear,Mr.Reed?

Tostartsomething,andnotfinishit?

-Isit?

-No,sir.

Sitdown.

Who'

snext?

You?

Standup.

Standup.

sgettinglate.Howmuchlongercanyouhide?

mnothiding,sir.Itransferredfrommycollege

justtocomehereandtryoutforyourteam.

Iamdeeplymoved.What'

syourname?

SamanthaBooke.

-Book?

-Withan"

e."

Arise,MissBooke.Withan"

Intothehotspot,MissBookewithan"

Youknow,there'

sneverbeenafemaleonthedebatingteam,ever.

Yes,sir.Iknowthat.

Whatmakesyouthinkyoushouldbethefirst?

Because,sir,Iamjustasqualifiedas...

-quitstammering,MissBooke....anybodyelsehere.

-Mygenderhasnothing...-"

Welfarediscourageshardwork."

-You'

llarguethenegative.-Allright.

Welfaretakesawayaman'

sstrongestreasonforworking,

whichissurvival.

Andthatweakensthewillofthepoor.

Howwouldyourebutthat,MissBookewithan"

e"

?

Iwouldsayitdoesnot.

MostoftheNewDealgoestochildren,anyway,

andtothehandicapped,andtooldpeople...

-Isthatfact,orconjecture?

-Itisafact.

-Speakup.-Itisafact.

-What'

syoursource?

-Thepresident.

-OftheUnitedStates?

-Yes,sir.

syourprimarysource?

YouspoketoPresidentRooseveltpersonally?

Ofcoursenot.Ididnotspeaktohimpersonally,

butIlistenedtohisFiresideChat.

-Oh,aradiobroadcast.-Yes.

-Anyothersources?

-Well...

Anyothersources?

Yes,thereareothersources.

Likethatlookinamother'

seyeswhenshecan'

tfeedherkids.

Withoutwelfare,Mr.Tolson,peoplewouldbestarving.

sstarving,MissBooke?

-Theunemployedarestarving.-Mr.Burgesshere.

He'

sunemployed.Obviously,he'

snotstarving.

Idrewyouin,MissBooke.

Yougaveafaultypremise,soyoursyllogismfellapart.

-"

Syllogism"

-Yourlogicfellapart.

Majorpremise:

Theunemployedarestarving.

Minorpremise:

Mr.Burgessisunemployed.

Conclusion:

Mr.Burgessisstarving.

Yourmajorpremisewasbasedonafaultyassumption.

Classicfallacy.Who'

[Whispers]Youwereright.

[Tolson]Tellusyourname.

mHenryLowe.Withan"

Allright,Mr.Lowe.Iwillnameasubject.

Youspeakafewwords...apertinentquotefromworldliterature.

Goahead.

Beauty.

Iheardtheold,oldmensay,

allthatisbeautifuldriftsaway,likethewaters."

Verygood.

History.Andnametheauthorthistime.

Historyisanightmare,fromwhichIamtryingtoawake."

JamesJoyce.

Self-pity.

Ineversawawildthingsorryforitself."

D.H.Lawrence.

[Whispers]IloveD.H.Lawrence.Haveyoueverread...

Mr.Farmer.

Yes,sir?

Ihaveeyesinthebackofmyheadandearsonbothsides.Standup.

Tellmetheironyinthename"

BethlehemSteelCorporation."

BethlehemisthebirthplaceofJesus,PrinceofPeace,

andBethlehemSteelmakesweaponsofwar.

Verygood.Sitdown.

Good.

[Tolson]Who'

Thatwentwell.Howwillweknowhowwedid?

-[Chattering]-Samantha.

Samantha.

Tolson'

stough,isn'

the?

Hesureis.

mJames.

IsyourfatherDr.JamesFarmer?

Yes...yes,heis.

mtakingtheologyfromhim,andthatmanspeaksintongues.

French,Greek,Hebrew,Latin...

Howmanylanguagesdoeshespeak?

-Sevenlanguages.-"

Sevenlanguages."

HemustbethesmartestmaninTexas.

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