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Hey, Kellogg, how was your weekend?
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Complete disaster, Carlton.
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l took this girl to see
New Kids on the Block...
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and all night she's saying,
''Donnie's so cute.
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''Donnie's so sweet, Donnie's so hunky.''
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What does Donnie have that l don't have?
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My guess is you don't have the right stuff.
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All right, men, it's History time.
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Smith, you're late.
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Sorry about that, Coach, but...
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l thought l'd run a few laps before class.
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Help out the old basketball team.
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Good idea, Smith. Good way
to stay ahead of the competition.
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Might not be a bad idea
for all you men who are on the team...
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to start the day with a few laps.
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We run enough laps
at basketball practice, Coach Smiley.
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Okay, Hunt, we're not in the gym.
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Therefore, you are to refer to me
by my official teaching name:
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Professor Smiley.
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And for that little slip of the tongue,
20 laps.
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All right, men.
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Before we start the next chapter
in our History books...
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l'm going to give back
the pop quiz from Friday.
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l want you all to take these home...
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and bring them back
signed by your parents.
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l think l aced this one.
How about you, Will?
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l think l did just fine.
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...and the way that you write your ''A''
shows you're intelligent and playful.
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You can tell all that
from just my signature?
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-Yup.
-That's amazing.
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Do me, do me!
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Sign right there, under Ashley.
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Okay. So what do you see about me?
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Well, the bold vertical strokes
show that you're impulsive.
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The large capital letters
show that you're committed.
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And the little smiley face
you use to dot your ''l''...
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shows that you got
way too much time on your hands.
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That's all true.
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Who does it say l'm going to marry?
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''Handsome movie star,
who will only be happy...
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''if you spend obscene amounts of money.''
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You're good.
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-Hello, everybody.
-Hi, honey.
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Daddy, Will knows how
to analyze people's handwriting.
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He's quite good, sir.
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One look at my signature and
he deduced that l was valiant...
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ingenious, and have the strength of 10.
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-Let me do yours, Uncle Phil.
-No, l don't believe in that nonsense.
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l'd hardly call it nonsense.
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Please, Daddy, it's fun.
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All right. Where do l sign?
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No, Uncle Phil.
You deserve a fresh piece of paper.
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-How about you, Aunt Viv?
-Sure. Why not?
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Will, this is always such a sad moment.
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What is?
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Getting you and Mom to sign
his ''Hall of Shame'' History exam.
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History exam?
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Sorry, Will.
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Mom, Dad, if it's any consolation,
l got an ''A'' on the test...
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and l must say l found it very easy.
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Carlton, Ashley,
we'd like to talk to Will alone.
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Will, what is going on here?
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You do so well in English and Math.
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How could you do so poorly in History?
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lt's not my fault. That class is boring.
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Don't give us that, Will.
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No, what l meant was
they don't teach the whole story.
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We don't learn nothing about
the Black people in American history.
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lf they taught that, maybe l'd be
more interested and work harder.
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That's not a bad idea.
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-lt's not?
-lt's not?
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lt's not?
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Carlton, stop eavesdropping!
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Sorry, Mom.
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This does not excuse your bad grade...
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but you've made a good point
about the curriculum.
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So we all agree here?
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None of this is any of my fault?
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This has been a very productive meeting.
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Stay put.
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You brought up a valid point here...
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but if you want to learn Black history,
what are you gonna do about it?
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Don't just complain, baby, take action!
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Write a statement about
why more Black history...
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should be added to the curriculum.
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Present it at next week's
parent-teachers' meeting.
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l'll go with you.
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-You will?
-You will?
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You will?
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The administration
will consider the petition...
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suggesting that we change
the school motto to...
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''Bel-Air Academy: Love lt...
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''Or Go To Public School.''
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Any other new business?
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Headmaster Armstrong, l have some.
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Mr. Smith.
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This should certainly be fly.
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l think the students at this school
are being cheated...
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out of a valuable learning experience.
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l'm talking about
Coach Smiley's History class.
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That's Professor Smiley, Smith.
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That will be 10 laps.
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What's your concern, Mr. Smith?
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We learn about George Washington
and Thomas Jefferson...
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and them other dudes
that wound up on money...
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but what about Martin Luther King
and Crispus Attucks...
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and all the other Black people
that made a difference in this country?
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lt's like when there wasn't no pictures
of any brothers on the wall.
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You know Spike Lee's movie,
Do the Right Thing?
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l'm sorry.
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The last movie l saw
was Dead Poets Society.
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With the right headmaster...
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that would have been
a completely different story.
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Coach Smiley, would you care
to respond to Mr. Smith?
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All right.
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l'd like to make three points.
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First, in my course,
we are trying to condense 200 and...
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some odd years of history...
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into nine months of lessons.
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Obviously, we have to concentrate...
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on some historical figures
and exclude others.
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That's true.
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Second, our school...
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has a fine library, or so l've been told...
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where any student can study
more about Black history.
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Another good point.
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Third:
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For years l have taught my course
from this well-respected textbook...
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and quite frankly, l don't know
a lick more than what's in this book.
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So forget it.
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-But l think it's important.
-And it is.
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Unfortunately, the school rulebook clearly
states that any requests pertaining to...
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curriculum changes be accompanied by--
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A petition signed
by 150 student signatures.
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Article 4, Section 9.
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Where'd you get ahold of that book?
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lt certainly will take some time
to revise the curriculum.
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What about having somebody...
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come in to replace Coach Smiley
for a month...
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to teach some Black history?
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A month off? Armstrong,
l think the kid's got something here.
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Be that as it may,
l'm sure it will be some while...
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before we can find a teacher.
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So, unless there's any other new business,
this meeting is--
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l hate to say this, Mr. Armstrong,
but it sounds to me like you're stalling.
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Not at all, Mrs. Banks...
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we want to make sure that the person
we get is properly qualified.
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For example,
a college professor with a Ph.D...
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who's taught
Black History and Literature...
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at the university level?
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-Where would we find someone like that?
-You're looking at her.
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See you in a month.
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All right, now that we're studying
something l know...
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l'm gonna be the star of this class.
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No, you're not. l am.
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What, are you tripping?
How do you figure that?
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Because the teacher's my mommy.
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Good morning, class.
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Mom, l'd like to welcome you,
and say, on behalf of the entire class...
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how happy we are to have you here.
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What did you call me, Mr. Banks?
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What l always call you: ''Mom.''
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My name is not ''Mom.''
My name is Professor Banks.
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That is how l prefer to be addressed.
lt that clear, class?
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Yes, Professor Banks.
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Black American history, gentlemen...
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from Africa, to slavery, to the present.
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We've all heard of Frederick Douglass...
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Martin Luther King
and Booker T. Washington.
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But Black history includes a lot of people...
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whose names and faces
aren't remembered today.
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How many of you have heard
the spirituals sung by the slaves?
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l have.
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Now listen to this:
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That was pretty cool.
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What do you suppose
the purpose of that song was?
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Let me handle this one.
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For those of you
unfamiliar with the spirituals...
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allow me to explain.
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The slaves used to sing them...
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to keep their spirits up
and their minds on God...
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in the face of all the oppression
that they suffered.
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That was very well put, Mr. Smith,
but you're wrong.
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l beg your pardon?
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That song was written to be used...
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as a secret code of
the Underground Railroad.
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Secret code? What do you mean?
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Can anyone tell me
what the Underground Railroad was?
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Now, this one l know.
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The Underground Railroad
was a group of people...
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that led the slaves to freedom.
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When was it established?
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During slavery.
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That covers about 250 years, Mr. Smith.
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Care to narrow it down a bit?
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What do you mean, right now?
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Sit down, Mr. Smith.
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lt was established during the 1840s.
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Harriet Tubman, an ex-slave,
was one of the leaders.
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These gospel songs were actually
secret messages sent...
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to tell the runaway slaves
how to get to freedom.
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For example, ''the drinking gourd''
referred to the Big Dipper.
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When the slaves sang
FoIIow the Drinking Gourd...
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that signaled to the runaway slaves
to run towards the Big Dipper.
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Along the route,
they would meet with the abolitionist...
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and escape to freedom.
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That's what l meant.
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Could you teach us
one of the songs, Professor?
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Here's one called Wade in the Water.
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This song told runaway slaves that
the best escape route was along the river.
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Late at night,
these songs could be heard...
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coming from slave cabins
along the route...
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guiding the runaways to freedom.
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Everybody, join in now.
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Come on, now.
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Now, all right.
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Not bad, guys.
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Next week's assignment will be a report
on the Port Royal Experiment...
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and the Penn School written by Mr. Smith.
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Who, me?
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This course was your idea.
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l think it only fitting you be given
the honor of the first assignment.
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Congratulations, Will. What an honor.
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Mr. Smith will write
the first half of the report...
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the second half
will be written by Mr. Banks.
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Who, me?
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l expect it to be at least 15 pages...
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typed, double-spaced,
with footnotes and a bibliography.
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This course was a brilliant idea.
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She's your mom !
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l can't believe Mom picked us
to do that special assignment.
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Word.
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Coach Smiley never would have did that.
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He used to say, ''Extra work for you...
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''means extra work for me.''
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Excuse me.
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Dibs on the tall one.
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Excuse me, miss.
Maybe you can help me out here.
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l've lost the feeling in my lips.
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l'm Carlton Banks.
That's right, the Carlton Banks.
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Want to slide out of here,
get something to eat?
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-Sure.
-Okay.
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Will, Carlton, l've been looking for you.
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l think class went pretty well today,
don't you?
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Yes. Got to go.
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Just a second. l've got something for you.
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This book will help you
with your research paper.
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lt's about the Penn School.
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Charlotte Forten was one
of its first Black teachers and she....
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Will!
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-Are you listening to me?
-Of course.
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You were talking about the Penn School.
253
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What did l say about the Penn School?
254
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lt's right around the corner
from the Pencil School?
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Thanks, Mom.
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Carlton, how many times
do l have to tell you...
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tuck in your shirt!
258
00:15:03,769 --> 00:15:06,533
Look at you. Honestly, Will...
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those eyebrows!
260
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Hurry up. We're going to the library.
261
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The tall one really liked me.
262
00:15:20,386 --> 00:15:24,083
Geoffrey, l'm going on my first
job interview at an art gallery...
263
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and l need some advice.
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You've been on a lot of job interviews,
haven't you?
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Why, yes, Miss Hilary.
l've worked my entire life.
266
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Really? Why?
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Because l've always been partial
to food and shelter.
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Okay. Anyway, l've been trying
to prepare for this interview...
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but every time l think about it,
l get really nervous.
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What do they ask you at these things?
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lt's nothing to be nervous about.
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Just a few simple questions.
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For example, what is your name?
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-Hilary S. Banks.
-Education?
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Two years of college.
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What are your qualifications
to work in an art gallery?
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Well, l'm like....
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An art gallery, to me, is like....
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You know, it's like, okay.
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When l walk into an art gallery, it's like....
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Okay, if l had to choose, all right....
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lt's like, l mean.... Leave me alone!
283
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You're hired.
284
00:16:29,121 --> 00:16:31,885
-ls Aunt Viv here?
-Yes, she's in the kitchen. Shall l--
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No!
286
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She can't know we're here.
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She hasn't let us watch TV in a week.
288
00:16:38,731 --> 00:16:40,824
l'm getting withdrawal symptoms.
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My body needs
a certain amount of microwaves.
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Hi, guys. How's that history class coming?
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-Fine.
-Yeah. Decent, l guess.
292
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How are you doing
with your term papers and your...
293
00:16:53,812 --> 00:16:56,303
reading assignments
and your economic graphs...
294
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of the cotton industry?
295
00:16:59,018 --> 00:17:02,852
Dad, if you don't mind,
we'd rather not talk about History class.
296
00:17:02,921 --> 00:17:04,411
Okay, suit yourself.
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00:17:13,499 --> 00:17:15,660
Uncle Phil, please.
298
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lf memory serves,
this Black history class was your idea.
299
00:17:20,539 --> 00:17:22,905
l didn't know Aunt Viv was gonna teach it.
300
00:17:23,008 --> 00:17:24,635
She's driving us crazy.
301
00:17:24,743 --> 00:17:28,179
Last night, l had a dream that l went
to the prom with Harriet Tubman.
302
00:17:33,419 --> 00:17:35,046
Will, l saw this coming.
303
00:17:35,120 --> 00:17:37,953
You thought you'd get a free ride
in that class, didn't you?
304
00:17:38,023 --> 00:17:40,082
-No, l didn't.
-l sure did.
305
00:17:41,460 --> 00:17:43,621
l don't have any sympathy
for either one of you.
306
00:17:43,695 --> 00:17:45,720
Just because she's good
at teaching the class...
307
00:17:45,798 --> 00:17:47,629
and making you do some hard work...
308
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-you can't take it.
-Look, that's not it.
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00:17:50,636 --> 00:17:53,002
For her own good, you have to warn her...
310
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if she keeps being so tough,
the whole class is gonna revolt.
311
00:17:56,208 --> 00:17:59,109
l can see it in the kids' faces.
They're on the edge.
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Umoja.
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What?
314
00:18:16,628 --> 00:18:19,222
Umoja. lt's Swahili for ''unity.'' Dope, huh?
315
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l got the whole Berlitz course
on cassette for my oral report today.
316
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Did you take my Jet magazine?
317
00:18:27,940 --> 00:18:30,033
No, l've got my own subscription.
318
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Good morning, class.
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Who would like to make
the first oral presentation?
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Jonathan, you did
your presentation yesterday.
321
00:18:41,887 --> 00:18:44,583
But l've done a whole new presentation,
just for fun.
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Before we make our presentations
we have something to say to you.
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00:18:50,229 --> 00:18:53,756
A bunch of us were at Chadney's house
making our extra-credit dioramas...
324
00:18:53,832 --> 00:18:55,823
and we started talking.
325
00:18:56,001 --> 00:18:59,767
We agreed it's a shame you're going
to leave at the end of the month.
326
00:18:59,905 --> 00:19:01,133
Yeah, terrible.
327
00:19:01,206 --> 00:19:03,470
-That's a wack situation.
-A shame.
328
00:19:05,511 --> 00:19:07,672
So, anyway, we came up with this.
329
00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:11,407
lt's a petition for you to become
our permanent history teacher.
330
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Shoot me.
331
00:19:14,486 --> 00:19:15,714
Guys....
332
00:19:16,855 --> 00:19:19,050
l'm overwhelmed. This is very flattering.
333
00:19:19,124 --> 00:19:21,592
According to the rulebook,
we need 150 signatures.
334
00:19:21,660 --> 00:19:23,525
So far we've collected 148.
335
00:19:28,167 --> 00:19:31,728
lt'd be fun if the two signatures
to put it over were Will and Carlton.
336
00:19:32,704 --> 00:19:34,194
Guys, do the honors.
337
00:19:38,644 --> 00:19:40,544
After you, Will.
338
00:19:42,147 --> 00:19:43,944
No, you go ahead first.
339
00:19:44,683 --> 00:19:45,945
l insist.
340
00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:48,643
She's your mom.
341
00:19:49,021 --> 00:19:50,886
This class was your idea.
342
00:19:50,956 --> 00:19:53,686
Okay, listen, guys.
343
00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:57,285
l'm very touched
that you want me to stay...
344
00:19:57,696 --> 00:20:00,130
but l don't think
the university would approve.
345
00:20:00,199 --> 00:20:02,895
-But l don't see--
-Let's get back to work.
346
00:20:03,368 --> 00:20:06,531
Mr. Fletcher, would you care
to give your report, please?
347
00:20:22,287 --> 00:20:24,778
-Hi there, Aunt Viv.
-What are you doing?
348
00:20:25,557 --> 00:20:27,047
Just grading papers.
349
00:20:28,460 --> 00:20:29,791
The class coming over later?
350
00:20:29,861 --> 00:20:32,887
Yeah. Maybe you can tell us
more about Harriet Tubman.
351
00:20:34,132 --> 00:20:36,123
l never get enough of her.
352
00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:43,237
l think you did get enough.
353
00:20:43,308 --> 00:20:45,401
You thought one month was enough.
354
00:20:46,044 --> 00:20:49,912
Mom, l'm sorry if l wasn't as enthusiastic
as the rest of the guys.
355
00:20:49,982 --> 00:20:52,450
You're a great teacher. lt's just....
356
00:20:54,253 --> 00:20:56,778
l hope you don't take this the wrong way...
357
00:20:57,289 --> 00:20:59,780
but you made our lives a living nightmare.
358
00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:03,318
How did l do that?
359
00:21:04,263 --> 00:21:06,390
You ragged me in front of the whole class.
360
00:21:06,531 --> 00:21:09,898
You gave us all that extra work
and made us do those reports.
361
00:21:10,335 --> 00:21:13,099
l didn't hear any complaints
from the rest of the class.
362
00:21:13,171 --> 00:21:15,731
That's because you were harder
on the two us.
363
00:21:16,441 --> 00:21:19,239
l'm sorry you felt
l was being hard on you...
364
00:21:19,478 --> 00:21:21,241
but l thought the two Black students...
365
00:21:21,313 --> 00:21:24,510
would actually want to get
the most out of the course.
366
00:21:26,385 --> 00:21:28,876
l guess we didn't think about it that way.
367
00:21:30,188 --> 00:21:31,212
Mom.
368
00:21:31,890 --> 00:21:32,914
Yes.
369
00:21:33,358 --> 00:21:35,121
This whole ugly episode...
370
00:21:39,264 --> 00:21:41,789
it's not going to affect my grade, will it?
371
00:21:47,105 --> 00:21:49,232
l'm a very tough grader, Carlton.
372
00:21:49,608 --> 00:21:51,701
And you're very beautiful, Mommy.
373
00:21:55,614 --> 00:21:58,139
Will, there's one thing
l've been wondering.
374
00:21:58,383 --> 00:21:59,372
What's that?
375
00:21:59,451 --> 00:22:02,477
Why did you want a course
in Black history in the first place?
376
00:22:02,554 --> 00:22:04,351
-l'm interested in it.
-Are you really?
377
00:22:04,423 --> 00:22:05,447
Of course.
378
00:22:05,524 --> 00:22:08,459
You didn't seem happy
about all the work l was giving you.
379
00:22:08,527 --> 00:22:10,518
Weren't you the one who said
if you were...
380
00:22:10,595 --> 00:22:12,825
interested in something,
you would study hard?
381
00:22:12,898 --> 00:22:17,164
Aunt Viv, l read The Autobiographyof MaIcoIm X three times.
382
00:22:17,235 --> 00:22:19,703
That makes you
a serious student on Black history?
383
00:22:19,771 --> 00:22:21,671
That's a very important book.
384
00:22:22,574 --> 00:22:24,565
Will, you can read that book...
385
00:22:24,743 --> 00:22:28,543
you can wear the T-shirts, put up
the posters, and shout the slogans...
386
00:22:28,613 --> 00:22:31,275
but unless you know
all the history behind it...
387
00:22:31,350 --> 00:22:33,750
you're trivializing the entire struggle.
388
00:22:40,892 --> 00:22:43,417
Now you started something
very good here...
389
00:22:44,896 --> 00:22:47,421
but it's up to you to follow through on it.
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