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Hidden Figures - Breaking Barriers

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There's no bathroom for me here.

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There are no colored bathrooms in this building.

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Or any building outside the West Campus, which is half a mile away.

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Did you know that? I have to walk to Timbuktu just to relieve myself.

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And I can't use one of the handy bikes. Picture that, Mr. Harrison.

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My uniform, skirt below my knees, and my heels.

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And simple string of pearls. Well, I don't own pearls.

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Lord knows you don't pay coloreds enough to afford pearls!

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Every time I get a chance to get ahead, you move the finish line.

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Every time.

Hidden Figures - Breaking Barriers

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Full Transcript

There's no bathroom for me here. There are no colored bathrooms in this building. Or any building outside the West Campus, which is half a mile away. Did you know that? I have to walk to Timbuktu just to relieve myself. And I can't use one of the handy bikes. Picture that, Mr. Harrison. My uniform, skirt below my knees, and my heels. And simple string of pearls. Well, I don't own pearls. Lord knows you don't pay coloreds enough to afford pearls! Every time I get a chance to get ahead, you move the finish line. Every time.

Traducao (Portugues)

Não há banheiro para mim aqui. Não há banheiros para negros neste prédio. Ou em qualquer prédio fora do Campus Oeste, que fica a quase um quilômetro. Vocês sabiam? Tenho que andar até o fim do mundo só para usar o banheiro. E não posso usar uma das bicicletas. Imagine, Sr. Harrison. Meu uniforme, saia abaixo dos joelhos, e meus saltos. E um simples colar de pérolas. Bom, eu não tenho pérolas. Deus sabe que não pagam aos negros o suficiente para comprar pérolas! Toda vez que tenho chance de progredir, vocês movem a linha de chegada. Toda vez.

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