1. Shall I continue
to delay dinner, madam?
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2. Yes, Geoffrey.
I don't know where he could be.
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3. He's never late without calling.
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4. Do you think daddy's alright?
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5. It's awfully late, mom.
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6. Okay, let's not jump
to any conclusions.
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7. I know we're all worried,
but let's not..
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8. Oh!
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9. Bill Cosby has a streetwise
niece coming on his show.
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10. That should be decent.
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11. - I'm home.
- Daddy.
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12. - Philip, where have you been?
- I was at the office.
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13. I'm sorry I didn't call, but I
wanted to rush right home
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14. with the great news.
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15. What is the highest recognition
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16. a self-made Black professional
can receive?
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17. A raise!
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18. No, darling, it's not a raise.
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19. I'm getting
the Urban Spirit Award.
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20. Oh, Philip,
we're so proud of you.
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21. Is it a cash award?
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22. Hilary, don't be so
shortsighted.
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23. This award is an honor
which leads to prestige
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24. which leads to cash.
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25. Well, the community leaders
are recognizing me
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26. for helping our brothers
and sisters on the streets.
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27. But the only time I've ever seen
you on the streets
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28. is when you're waiting
for the valet
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29. to bring your car around.
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30. Is that so, son?
Well, let me tell you something.
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31. The '63 March on Washington?
I was there.
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32. The '65 demonstrations at Selma,
I was there.
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33. The '65 Watts Riots,
I was there, too.
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34. Seems to me every place you go,
trouble follows.
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35. Well, your uncle deserves
this award.
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36. Now he's fought a lot of
discrimination cases.
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37. He's prosecuted slumlords.
He's started scholarship funds.
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38. All that and he still found time
to vote for Reagan. Twice.
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39. Thank you, sweetheart.
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40. You know, it wouldn't be bad
if you could remember
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41. some of that
when the reporter gets here.
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42. - Reporter?
- Photographer? New dress.
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43. Honey..
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44. Alright, sweetheart,
you can have a new dress.
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45. I want you all to look your best
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46. for the newspaper interview
and the awards banquet.
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47. Oh, daddy, this is wonderful.
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48. Two new dresses.
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49. Have you called your parents?
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50. You bet. They're taking
the next plane out.
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51. Oh, great. Grandma and grandpa
are coming to visit.
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52. Toys.
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53. Oh, yeah. That's it.
Come on, Ash.
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54. Rock this funky joint, baby.
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55. Come on, Ash. Less like George
Michael, more like Hammer.
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56. Come on. That's it.
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57. Co.. Baby, you got to put
some more butt into it.
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58. That's it. Ooh, yeah.
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59. Excuse me, but grandma
and grandpa are here.
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60. I just saw the cab
pull up the driveway.
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61. Yoo-hoo!
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62. - Grandpa.
- Sweet potato.
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63. - Grandma.
- Ashley, sweetie.
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64. Oh, my, how you've grown.
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65. Hilary, sweetie.
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66. Ooh, my, how you've grown.
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67. Carlton, sweetie.
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68. Hi.
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69. Grandma, grandpa,
this is my cousin Will.
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70. Oh, hi, Will. Your uncle told us
all about you.
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71. I don't know, Hattie.
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72. He don't look like
the devil incarnate.
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73. Thanks.
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74. So, how was the flight
from Baltimore?
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75. - Baltimore?
- Well, yeah.
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76. That's where
Uncle Phil's from, right?
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77. Oh, he moved there
when he was 16
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78. but he was born and raised
in Yamacraw.
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79. Yamacraw?
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80. North Carolina.
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81. I can't believe Zeke never
mentioned his hometown.
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82. Zeke?
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83. Mama. Pop.
Mama!
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84. - Oh!
- Hey, Uncle Zeke!
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85. Zeke, give your old man a hug.
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86. - Okay, pop.
- 'Hi, sweetheart.'
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87. Am I tripping,
or does this sort of remind you
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88. of the last episode
of "Family Ties?"
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89. Hey, daddy, didn't I send you
some money for a new suit?
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90. Hey, you're looking at it.
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91. When you sent that money,
me and my buddy Leroy
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92. went down to the dry goods store
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93. and we each got a suit,
a fishing rod
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94. and some radial tires.
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95. Well, I guess I better
get to fixing supper.
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96. - Geoffrey!
- Madam?
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97. This is what I'll be needin'.
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98. "One pound of lard
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99. "four handfuls poke greens
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100. and a big old slab of fatback."
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101. Now, if it comes to more than a
dollar, they're cheating you.
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102. We are going to have
pork chops, collard greens
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103. baked macaroni,
and sweet potato pie.
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104. Have mercy!
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105. Grandma, grandpa, you want to go
see our swimming pool?
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106. That's a good idea.
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107. Oh, growing up
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our swimming hole.
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109. He would strip down
to his birthday suit
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111. Oh, granny, please.
It's almost dinnertime.
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112. Oh, he just loved his
skinny-dipping
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113. him and Melvin.
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114. Melvin?
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115. Oh, I don't think we all
want to hear anything..
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116. Au contraire, dad. The Melvin
stories are priceless.
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117. So, Melvin was like
his best friend?
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118. Melvin was his pig.
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119. Oh, I have plenty stories
about my Zeke.
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120. Well, are any of them
humiliating stories?
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121. The best ones are.
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122. Let's start with those.
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123. It's 3 o'clock
in the morning, Will.
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124. - How did you see me?
- Mama knows.
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125. Hey, uh, look, granny, um,
please don't tell Uncle Phil.
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126. I'm just like
a little bit past my curfew.
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127. How much is a little?
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128. Well, let's just say I went out
after I was supposed to be in.
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129. Don't do it again.
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130. Alright, wha-what are you
doing up so late?
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131. Oh, child, I had to get up
and get breakfast started.
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132. I don't know what y'all
got that Geoffrey for.
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133. - Five-card draw?
- Yeah, I'm with it.
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134. You know, granny,
I-I really like you.
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135. You and-you and grandpa,
you have fun.
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136. Tell jokes.
You all bust me up.
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137. Thank you, son.
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138. Hey, look,
hey, granny, it's late.
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139. Everybody's asleep.
You can level with me.
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140. Uncle Phil's adopted, right?
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141. Oh, now, we're
real proud of Zeke.
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142. Did you know he won
the Young Farmers Of America
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143. Pig Raising trophy?
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144. No, I didn't know that,
but I'd love
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146. Won it four years running.
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147. They had to retire
his slop bucket.
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148. Slop bucket?
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149. Oh, I can't wait
till he wakes up.
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150. Respect your elders, son.
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151. Mm-mm! See, I beat you!
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152. You know, he was
the first Black president
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154. Was that like a big thing?
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155. Oh, my, yes!
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156. Mm-mm!
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157. I beat you again!
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158. You know, then we also had
those white rest rooms?
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159. - Yeah.
- Mm-hmm.
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160. Well, I remember this one time
we was downtown
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161. and Zeke had had
too much lemonade
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split out from me
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white rest room.
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164. They told him to leave
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165. but little Zeke just
stood his ground.
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166. - Uncle Phil did that?
- Mm-hmm.
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167. Mm-mm! Lookee here,
I beat you again.
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168. Alright, now that reporter's
gonna be here any minute.
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169. Does everybody remember
what they're supposed to say?
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170. - Hilary?
- Yes, daddy.
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171. - Ashley?
- Yes, daddy.
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172. Vivian?
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173. What is this,
the Von Trapp family?
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174. Philip, I'm not about to parrot
a bunch of compliments
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of some reporter.
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176. Let's not be naive, Vivian.
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177. I've dealt with the press
before, if you don't rehearse
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178. what you goin' to say,
they eat you alive.
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179. Carlton?
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180. At the forefront of
the Civil Rights movement..
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181. You were asleep, son.
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182. Sorry, dad, all of
grandma's pies last night
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183. and waffles this morning,
I just crashed.
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184. I've got the sugar blues.
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185. I'm this close to a crying jack.
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186. Miss Melissa Klein, sir.
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187. LA Press, Urban Beat.
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188. I'd like you to
meet my family.
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189. My wife Vivian,
my son Carlton
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190. my daughters
Hilary and Ashley.
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191. Pleased to meet you.
So where's the photographer?
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192. Oh, your father sent
a picture in already.
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193. - Am I in it?
- Yes, you are.
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194. Am I pretty?
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195. Let's begin
the interview, shall we?
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196. Mr. Banks, you're best known as
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197. the lawyer
who won the landmark
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"Winston Vs Jones"
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199. but our readers want to know
about Philip Banks, the man.
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200. Uh, well, I really don't like
to blow my own horn.
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201. Growing up on the mean
streets of Baltimore, Maryland
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202. Philip Banks overcame
great obstacles
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203. to win a scholarship to
Princeton University in 1963.
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204. You know, Hilary,
Princeton was the turning point
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205. in Philip Banks' life.
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206. It was then that he developed
an interest in law
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207. and distinguished himself
as a fine student
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208. earning himself a place
at Harvard Law School.
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209. That's right, Carlton.
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210. But did you know
that Philip Banks
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becoming a partner
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212. of the prestigious law firm
of Furth, Wynn and Meyer
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213. remained active in
the field of Civil Rights
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achievement in 1975
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to the board of the ASPCA.
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216. ASPCA?
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217. I think Ashley means N-A-A-C-P.
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218. Sorry, daddy.
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219. Yo, yo, yo.
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220. Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo.
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221. After living
in Bel-Air, you know
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222. it was great to spend
some time at Disneyland
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223. you know,
to get back to reality.
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224. Ooh. Joe, it's 7:30.
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225. We're getting to be
a couple of night owls.
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226. Yes, ma'am. We better go
put ourselves to bed.
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227. Oh, honey,
I'm with you.
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228. - Goodnight.
- Goodnight, honey.
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229. Feature desk, please.
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230. Jake? Melissa.
Look, I'm having second thoughts
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231. about this Philip Banks piece.
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232. It's just one long,
boring resume.
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233. Well, for a while there,
I thought I had an angle
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234. about the ASPCA, but that, uh,
turned out to be a blind alley.
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235. I'm telling you,
this man's life is boring.
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236. His own son
kept nodding out.
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237. We better kill the story.
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238. Okay, bye.
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239. Uh, hold up, lady.
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240. My uncle has been looking
forward to this all week.
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241. If you kill that story,
he's gonna get mad.
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242. If he gets mad,
the heat comes down on me.
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243. Look here, you gotta wake up
and smell the java.
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244. Your uncle's dull.
Dull, dull, dull.
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245. Dull? Sweetheart, that is one
thing my uncle is not.
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246. Max out, lady.
I got a couple stories for you.
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247. Oh, dear.
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248. Oh, good Geoffrey,
you got the paper.
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249. Yes, madam.
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250. Make sure you buy the 100 copies
that Mr. Banks wanted.
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251. Before we make such
an investment
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252. perhaps it might be wise
for you to peruse
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254. Oh, dear.
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255. Geoffrey, how on earth did they
get a hold of all these stories?
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256. Madam, the press is made up
of a very low type of person.
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257. You see what they've
done to Fergie.
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258. Vivian, is it in
the morning paper?
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259. - Uh... yeah.
- Good. You got the paper.
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260. Oh, why don't you have your
morning coffee first, sir?
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261. Oh, that's perfect.
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262. I'll have my coffee,
and you read it to me, Geoffrey.
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263. Yes, sir.
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264. "Local lawyer wins
prestigious award."
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266. Goes on to what?
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267. Just details, really.
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268. - I'll just recycle this.
- Give it to me.
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269. "The coveted
Urban Spirit award
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270. "given to Los Angeles'
outstanding Black leaders
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271. "will be presented tonight
to distinguished attorney
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272. Philip Banks."
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273. Ah, this is well-written.
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274. "Known to his barnyard
companions as Zeke..
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275. "Banks is no stranger
to accolades.
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276. "This ex-hog-handler..
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277. "... slopped his way
to the top
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278. "with the help
of his trusted companion
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280. Who is responsible for this?
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281. Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, yo!
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282. Hey, Uncle Zeke, I got your
100 black and whites, huh.
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283. I can't believe this,
how did they get
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about the pig?
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Alright. Alright. Alright.
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tell you, but..
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287. You!
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288. Will, honey..
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289. run.
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290. - What did I do?
- What did you do?
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291. You destroyed my image.
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292. Man, I ain't destroyed nothing.
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293. Of course, you did.
Look at that story.
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294. I've gotta walk into that
banquet room tonight
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295. filled with people
who are gonna think
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296. I'm nothing but a hog-handling
hick from Yamacraw.
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297. But that is where
you come from, Zeke.
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298. Mama, I was just having
a few words with Will.
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299. And I'm having
a few words with you.
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300. What have you got
to be ashamed of?
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301. We always put food
on the table
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aspects of my life
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308. Mr. Big Shot!
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309. Mother, you look very nice
in your dress tonight.
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310. Did you enjoy
the ride in the limousine, pop?
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311. Oh, you bet. I went..
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312. Hattie, aren't you
going to talk at all?
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313. Oh, come on.
We're mature adults.
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is not gonna solve anything.
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315. That's, you know,
that's right, Uncle Phil.
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316. I'm not talking to you.
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317. Philip, Vivian,
congratulations.
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318. Yes. We're all quite proud of
you at the office, old man.
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319. Oh, thank you.
Thank you.
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320. I'd like you to meet my parents,
Hattie and Joe Banks.
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321. Henry and Margaret Furth.
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322. Ma'am, would you like the salmon
or chateaubriand?
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323. Oh, we don't want
to be a bother.
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to these empty plates.
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326. Hattie, are you sure you
don't want any other food?
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327. Oh, we don't want to impose.
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328. We'll just fade
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330. Oh, I think I'll have
a wing, thank you.
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331. We got any okra casserole?
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332. Comin' up.
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333. Aww, granny.
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okra casserole.
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if he wants some?
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337. It ain't going
to work, Will.
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338. What is this
interesting melange?
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339. It smells divine.
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340. Just plain old okra
and tomato, honey.
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341. Mm. Delicious.
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342. Try that, Henry.
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Can I say something, please?
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that at a time like this
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is extremely happy
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parents here with him.
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351. Parents?
To hear him tell it
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from the ground
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to do with it. Uh-mm!
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354. Yes, he just sprung up like
a big, old eggplant.
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355. Excuse me.
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356. Excuse me, sir.
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357. - Aren't you Philip Banks?
- Yes.
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358. Yeah, the hog-slopping lawyer.
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the paper this mornin'.
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be here tonight?
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361. Oh, no. Melvin eschews
these type of events.
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363. What are you doing
in here, Uncle Phil?
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364. Is this for your information,
or will this be in "USA Today?"
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I'm sorry if I made you mad.
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trash the article, homie
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those pig stories.
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368. Oh, yes, well, everyone loves
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agricultural anecdotes.
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occurred to you
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look like a fool.
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your plaid golf shorts
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make you look great.
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for black people
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377. Yeah, I raised a pig for the
Young Farmers' Association.
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with Martin Luther King.
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president. That's something.
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whites-only restroom?
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make it painfully clear
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a point.
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because I really had to go.
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it's just like Rosa Parks.
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in the front of the bus
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to prove a point either.
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'cause her feet hurt.
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and she didn't
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up to meet the press.
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with my perfect image.
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from the streets
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I didn't have it that hard.
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have everything they never had.
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so much about your image?
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real good to me.
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will ever forgive me.
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G-granny's great.
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you have to learn.
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just don't understand.
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the Civil Rights cases
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a community leader
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to all citizens.
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Philip Banks.
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414. Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo! Hoo..
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in Yamacraw, North Carolina.
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419. I was one of the lucky ones.
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420. I had two wonderful parents
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421. who worked hard every day
of their lives.
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422. They couldn't give me
a lot of material things
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423. but they gave me morals..
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424. courage..
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425. and most important of all,
love.
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426. I just hope I can give
the next generation..
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427. what my parents gave me.
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428. Oh. I hope he mentions his pig.
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