Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story (2020)

2020-01-071h 49m

An in-depth profile of the life and career of Willy T. Ribbs - the controversial Black driver who shattered the color barrier of professional auto-racing and became the first Black qualifier in the storied history of the Indy 500.

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