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Isai 2022-03-27 09:01:09

A black slave has witnessed his father being shot to death by the farmer and his mother being raped. He finally entered the White House as a housekeeper for 34 years. He has gone through eight presidents before and after. He has been diligent and diligent all his life. . The background is the bloody conflict and perseverance of blacks for civil rights and the white world. The eldest son has always been a activist for black civil rights, from the sit-in, the Liberty Bus, following Martin Luther King, Jr., and later to a master's degree in politics to advocate for change and fight for the status of black people through politics. The younger son, however, had different ambitions from his elder brother, and died in the US-Vietnam War. He said something to his brother, "you fight your country, I fight for my country". Facing the turmoil of the times and the death of his younger son, the White House butler was always confused, bid farewell to President Reagan, and actively joined the civil rights of his eldest son. During the event, they finally welcomed the first black president in history, Barack Obama, and was specially invited as a guest at Obama's inauguration. The former chief butler of the White House burst into tears...

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  • title card: Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

  • Freddie Fallows: Are you political, Mr. Gaines?

    Cecil Gaines: No, sir.

    Freddie Fallows: Good. We have no tolerance for politics at the White House.