Racing Champion Willy T. Ribbs Reminds Us All of His Place in Black History With Brilliant Victory Lap Uppity
by Jay Connor on The Grapevine, shared by Jay Connor from on (#4ZN0E)

Throughout the course of history, we've been taught that there is a clear hierarchy in regard to a black person's place in society. As such, the term "uppity"-which first surfaced in the 1800s as the snarky descendant of its equally demeaning predecessor "ungrateful"-has served to both dissuade and disparage those of"