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00:00 Go back to Black Bottom.
00:03 I've seen what they can do when that sickness and that hatred takes over.
00:08 When they said you could have the American dream, Ossian, did they mean it?
00:12 I don't think welcoming us was a part of their agenda.
00:14 We cannot afford to antagonize these white people any more than we already do just by
00:19 being here.
00:20 You created history when you bought that house on Garland, Ossian.
00:24 Did you know it?
00:25 We're just back in trouble.
00:26 I have a guarantee that the police will be right outside to ensure that no one comes
00:30 near this house.
00:31 You were just a doctor when they gathered to riot against your American dream, Ossian.
00:37 Did you feel it?
00:38 There must be hunters out there.
00:41 You made history and then you were forgotten, like they forgot when whites rioted.
00:46 Not Ossian.
00:47 He faced your mob, dared to move into your all-white suburb inside Detroit, when all
00:51 that was for him was in Black Bottom.
00:55 And since he killed himself, when he heard they were taking that away too.
00:59 How many times did the whites rebel in Detroit?
01:02 What were they rebelling against, Ossian?
01:05 You saw it up close.
01:07 How many times before they stopped?
01:09 It has to stop at some point.
01:13 Right?
01:14 Ossian?
01:14 [Music]
01:16 [Silence]