2018.03.07 创造历史的纳斯卡车手

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The NASCAR Driver Who Made History
Mar 07, 2018 | 831 videos
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NASCAR driver Wendell Scott began his career in the South during the Jim Crow era in 1952. His son and grandson remember what it was like for Wendell as one of the first African-American drivers in NASCAR. They describe him as exceptionally talented and driven, “like Picasso—a great artist doing his work.” Despite receiving death threats and having first-place accolades consistently stripped due to institutionalized racism, Wendell persisted. His motto: “When it’s too tough for anybody else, it’s just right for me.”

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创造历史的纳斯卡车手
Mar 07, 2018 | 831 视频
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纳斯卡车手温德尔-斯科特于1952年在吉姆-克罗时代的南方开始了他的职业生涯。他的儿子和孙子记得温德尔作为纳斯卡首批非裔美国人车手之一的情况。他们形容他是非常有天赋和动力的，"就像毕加索--一个伟大的艺术家在做他的工作"。尽管收到了死亡威胁，而且由于制度化的种族主义，第一名的荣誉不断被剥夺，但温德尔坚持了下来。他的座右铭是："当它对其他人来说太艰难时，它对我来说恰好是正确的。"

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