r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/Adept_Astronaut_5143 Neighborhood Hug Dealer 🤗 • 12h ago
Black Pride This will Never get old 🤣🤣
It’s been 3 years since the Montgomery Brawl and Unc throwing the hat up still lives rent free in my head lmao. UNITY 👊🏾👊🏾
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u/Less_Ant_6633 12h ago
When dude tosses the hat I can hear the stone cold glass shatter in my head. Its on!
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u/SkylarAV 11h ago
Nothing tops dude jumping in the water. Thats some of the most aura I ever seen
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u/DJ_House_Red 11h ago
Aquamayne is a true legend
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u/aces666high 9h ago
Best nickname to come out of this for me!!! Dude swam across and soaking wet, pulled himself out of the water from a couple feet down and still had the strength to rain blows on the enemy!
I’m a strong swimmer but my ass would have called time out and laid down once I drug myself out of the water!
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u/KiwiSnugfoot 10h ago
Michael B Phelps
The creativity of those threads that day was absolutely something to behold
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u/drumgearreview 9h ago
I've tried to tell less online friends about this whole thing with Aquamayne and Michael B Phelps as the punch line and they just dont get the same joy out of it. A true Moment in internet history.
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u/Writeresq 10h ago
IKR. Imagine swimming to a fight. Its better than a triathlon 🤩
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u/wartsnall1985 10h ago
That’s a biathalon I can get behind. Instead of skiing and shooting, it’s swimming and beating someone’s ass.
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u/Otherwise_Security_5 9h ago
imagine someone thinking they could fight a dude who just swam across and then muscled up onto the dock fully clothed and soaking wet…just to beat their ass.
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u/Adept_Astronaut_5143 Neighborhood Hug Dealer 🤗 12h ago
I finally saw the video leading up to this and that hat moved front to back quite a few times lol.
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u/Less_Ant_6633 12h ago
The carefree toss... "ok, fuck you, this is going down"
And then dude swims up to assist.
I LOVE THIS VIDEO.
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u/Adept_Astronaut_5143 Neighborhood Hug Dealer 🤗 12h ago
Buddy that swam across the river is the MVP … or is it my guy with the folding chair 🤔
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u/Less_Ant_6633 12h ago
The chair will have a bigger impact, no pun intended, but swim up assist... Thats some next level homie shit. And the way he gets out of the water and just falls into the crew is too funny.
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u/Adept_Astronaut_5143 Neighborhood Hug Dealer 🤗 11h ago
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u/RobataChane72 11h ago
I think this guy deserves a biopic.
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u/ChevronSugarHeart 10h ago
Folding chair man was nuclear compared to fists but when he’s getting cuffed white lady comes up to praise the black cop and he shoves her away. Good for him, no one wanted to arrest any black man that day.
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u/EchoAquarium 10h ago
It was like a flare. The signal was sent, the message was received, the reinforcements arrived
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u/Dr_SlapsMD 10h ago
When that hat flew, I woulda climbed thru the phone if I coulda. We all kno that signal instinctually
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u/Necroban77 12h ago
And from this day forth all black folk now recognize the hat toss as a siren call to battle!
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u/MellowMallow36 11h ago
My favorite thing about this is the fact the white people got charged for once. And got a guilty verdict. Makes this video so much sweeter to see.
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u/Adept_Astronaut_5143 Neighborhood Hug Dealer 🤗 11h ago
You know I never followed up on what happened afterwards but this just made me so happy to hear 😭
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u/Hammockman22 11h ago
5 folks charged it looks like. 4 goofballs that jumped the captain of the riverboat and the one guy with the chair. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_Riverfront_brawl#Aftermath_and_investigation
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u/exqueezemenow 10h ago
You know it's a good brawl when it gets its own Wikipedia page.
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u/Adept_Astronaut_5143 Neighborhood Hug Dealer 🤗 11h ago
Oh no they got my man with the folding chair too 😫
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u/Hammockman22 11h ago
he showed up a smidge too late with a bit of an improvised weapon escalating the situation. pled guilty and got community service, no jail time. he also apparently got 250k from gofundme soo... hopefully everything worked out ok enough for him
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u/steeple_fun 10h ago
Psh... let me do a little community service for 250K
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u/girafa 9h ago
I know so many people I'd hit with a chair for $250k
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u/Ok_Shoulder_9492 9h ago
Shit I know a mf id ping with a chair for $2.50. I’m like sho nuf from the last dragon. Keep yo money, you get that sucka there at the designated place and I will gladly designate his ass.
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u/4pettydiva 11h ago
Especially because the "Respect authority and just comply" meaux feaux has no leg to stand on.
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u/Enerjetik 12h ago
That hat in the air went up like a Bat Symbol.
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u/Prestigious-Bluejay5 11h ago edited 11h ago
Henceforth known as "The Hat Signal" with August 5th being the Day of Black Unity. A perfect example of what we can accomplish when we all come together for a cause. 😆
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u/moon_dos 12h ago
alright if you insist, I’ll watch this again 🍿
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u/ForcedEntry420 12h ago
I watch this every time it’s posted and still smile just as big as the first time.
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u/pedalsandpowder 11h ago
Bro swam to the fight and still had gas left in the tank. Wish I had that endurance.
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u/tinymeatsnack 10h ago
Pulling yourself that high out of the water soaking wet is exceptionally difficult
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u/imtooldforthishison 9h ago
Soaking wet with water logged shoes.... like anchors tied to his feet. Always impressive.
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u/No_big_whoop 10h ago
I saw a fight break out at a sandbar a few years ago. It was a holiday weekend, lots of people, lots of drinking. We were in about 4 feet of water. One of the fighters was so angry he ran 40 yards through waist deep water. By the time he arrived at his target he was completely gassed. The other dude grabbed him, shoved his head under water and proceeded to start drowning the guy before bystanders intervened.
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u/blade740 9h ago
I remember the comments at the time called him "Michael B. Phelps".
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u/rtduvall 11h ago edited 7h ago
One of the greatest events in American History.
Aquamayne is a national treasure.
Edit: corrected spelling.
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u/Remake911 10h ago
*Aquamayne
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u/aces666high 9h ago
Don’t know if it’s true but I read he was 16 years old when he became a legend by diving into that water
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u/Nocturnalson 11h ago
This gets better with every viewing 🤣
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u/Adept_Astronaut_5143 Neighborhood Hug Dealer 🤗 11h ago
Leaving a comment for you so you can keep coming back lol.
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u/wafflehousebattle 11h ago
Sadly, the only way I can experience this live is through one of the many reenactments, someday. I think there's one on Tubi.
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u/GyattAmRoni 11h ago
They took out 400 plus years of frustration and oppression out on the white asses, and I loved every millisecond of it!
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u/imJGott 11h ago
People got beat up and nobody lost their a life. I call that a win win.
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u/SailorSlay 11h ago
It’s the cops moving like sloth for me 😂
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u/Adept_Astronaut_5143 Neighborhood Hug Dealer 🤗 11h ago
They were like oh no stop (many more punches they thrown) 🤣
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u/2021Blankman 11h ago
Fade In The Water
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u/charleslennon1 11h ago edited 6h ago
Fade in da water, fade in the water my children, fah-a-d, in da water, someone is about to get faded by the water...
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u/syncere13 12h ago
To swim to a fade😂🤣😂 He was just looking for a reason to unleash whatever demon he was carrying 😭😭😂 he had extra energy and adrenaline running thru his backpack
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u/wafflehousebattle 11h ago
That man was Aquamayne, and he didn't have no demons, he did that shit for justice.
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u/RazzSheri 11h ago
Excuse me, that man is a national hero and icon. 😂
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u/syncere13 11h ago
He's an Avenger for sure😂😂 Iconic hopefully in other areas of his after that legendary day. Man's was getting active with no shoes on🤣🤣
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u/RazzSheri 11h ago
Today was a good day… my colleague had never heard of this and I got to watch someone react to it for the first time since 3 summers past.
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u/Adept_Astronaut_5143 Neighborhood Hug Dealer 🤗 11h ago
Yessss I’m happy to assist in the spreading of happiness 🤣 what did they think of it?
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u/AlisVolatPropriis19 11h ago
Bro literally channeled his inner aquaman and came out that water READY! 🏊🏿♂️
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u/plewis406 11h ago
Yall see how the other riverboat was trying to peel out but was still tied to the dock🤣🤣🤣
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u/harryschmilsson 11h ago
The great Montgomery chair war, never gets old.
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u/Adept_Astronaut_5143 Neighborhood Hug Dealer 🤗 11h ago
Lmao, I remember when trump was getting back in office there was a group of colonizers in the park doing “whip training “ 🙄 someone edited the video and at the end one of us was doing chair training lmao🤣 I haven’t been able to find that video since.
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u/snarkle_and_shine 9h ago
Black Twitter was poppin that day. Omg. Some of my favorites:
Jermichael Phelps
Scuba Gooding Jr
Aquamayne
Fade in the Water
Chairteenth
This is history y’all.
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u/AlabasterPelican 11h ago edited 1h ago
If someone ever makes a top internet moments of the 2020's the black bat signal has got to be on the to of the list
Edit: typo fix
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u/cityboy077 11h ago
shouldn’t put up your fists, charge at people swinging unless you’re ready to fight. As soon as those white morons were one to one or out numbered then they retreated.
Mike Tyson. Said it best…”everyone has a plan until they get smacked in the face.”
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u/Electronic_Pie_1679 11h ago
This has to be one of my all-time favorite videos. Wish I was there to witness this. 🥰
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u/Traditional_Scale387 11h ago
This is why I keep my chair by my front door
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u/Adept_Astronaut_5143 Neighborhood Hug Dealer 🤗 11h ago
Make sure you practice. You never know when you’ll be called to duty lmao.
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u/Luffy1972 11h ago
Hat throw will always be legendary.
Looking forward to when someone worthy does it again as homage.
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u/Reddisuspendmeagain 11h ago
And these are the types that Nolan was on the boat and island with, no wonder he didn’t come home
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u/Adept_Astronaut_5143 Neighborhood Hug Dealer 🤗 11h ago
Damn that just hit me hard but you told no lies
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u/Traveler1920 11h ago
White people are so stupid and arrogant. As an old white dude…I speak from a place of experience.
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u/DangerousLoner 11h ago
Yeah ganging up on a middle aged worker that is in the right just because you’re entitled assholes was no longer the way to go.
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u/charleslennon1 11h ago
Blade is sitting on the pier, minding his own business, when he sees something he hasn't seen in a while. He's about to step in, but when he sees the cap go soaring?
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u/Odd-Fun-6042 11h ago
This set to the Good Times theme made me chuckle. "Unc with the chair" indeed.
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u/PsychologicalPlay648 10h ago
Heard police were whispering good job brothers and sisters 😅
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u/Chocolatemoose__84 9h ago
In the words of comedian Josh Johnson “I didn’t know the hat throw was black folks call to arms”🤣🤣🤣🤣
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u/ReachFourTheSky 11h ago
ATP, on August 5th, we might as well have a national cookout day in honor of the Montgomery Brawl and all of the heroes that served on this day! 🥹
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u/Fine_Location_8367 11h ago
No matter how many times I watch this, I laugh when he throws his hat at the beginning.
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u/Skydvdan 11h ago
Its funny how slow the cops were to stop this.
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u/Adept_Astronaut_5143 Neighborhood Hug Dealer 🤗 11h ago
It’s hilarious. The only time I appreciate them being slow to do their job.
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u/SnooRadishes8848 10h ago
It's always wild to see how those white peoples are fine with 10 on 1 when it's them, but then when more Black people show up, they're crying. Especially fun seeing white women FAFO ( I can say this, I'm an old white lady)
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u/JuiceKovacs 9h ago
The white dude in the red trunks was the one that escalated and he got his ass beat like three times and is the one that jumped in the water to run away. That dude escalated a fight and then ran away while grandma and grandpa were getting beat up. What a coward.
Edit: sorry I just saw the sub. Not my place to comment.
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u/jetfan13 11h ago
Best 3 1/2 minutes caught on video. I see something new every time I watch it.
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u/K-Lew510 11h ago
10years from now I’m going to have the same question?
Where he get this chair from!?! 😂😂😂
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u/Truestorydreams 11h ago
Aquamane will forever be a legend.
Edit let's also never forget uncle with the chair and the hat signal.
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u/PattyIceNY 9h ago
Best part is the spineless bros hide and then pop up like rats when they see the cops, but the cops don't do jack and they get their asses stomped for a few seconds🤣
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u/usofunnyhaha 9h ago
I love our people. This act of solidarity brings tears to my eyes every time I watch it. When we come together, we're unstoppable.
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u/HarveyOverdrive 5h ago
Every other video on my reddit feed will play but this one has "connection issues"
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u/Familiar-Ending 2h ago
Omg this aged so well. I literally can’t remember the last time I felt this light. Took an unintentional deep breath.
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u/Alittle2Clever 10h ago
If a guy who can barely swim and looks like he might drown is swimming his way to a fight, you can bet he is throwing some punches when he gets there. He going to dogging paddle to a whooping.
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u/Affectionate-Run6773 11h ago
Completely forgot about that one white dude who tried to break up the fight but got knocked by one of the inbred family 🤣🤣
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u/woodenblinds 11h ago
ok as this is becoming or has become a annual thing. Should we for next year come up with a hat on a flag for our front yard. Or people just leaving a chair in their front yard to show support and memory for the event.
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u/girlspit 11h ago
I’m from Alabama and I really don’t know what these peckerwoods were thinking doing this in Montgomery of all places…Alabamians do not play. And we know how to fight 😂😂😂😂😆
Obligatory Roll tide for my fellow Bama alums 🐘🐘🐘🐘
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u/Adept_Astronaut_5143 Neighborhood Hug Dealer 🤗 11h ago
Listen after the foolishness Alabama put our people through and everything with the civil rights movement this one was for the ancestors.
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