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Rustin

And that is the reasonfor the timely nature of this most improbableyet most essential...

Rustin • 2023
And that is the reason
for the timely nature of this most improbable
yet most essential endeavor

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And that is the reason for the timely nature
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of this most improbable yet most essential endeavor.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:06
Uploaded
Apr 12, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
Higher Ground

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Movie Summary

Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.
I am chairman of the administrative committee - Rustin 00:07
I am chairman of the administrative committee
You showboating, bloodsucking sons of whores! - Rustin 00:06
You showboating, bloodsucking sons of whores!
My guess is Roy is starting to build his case against me. - Rustin 00:05
My guess is Roy is starting to build his case against me.
We must ask ourselves, - Rustin 00:08
We must ask ourselves,
John Lewis and the chief will defend me. - Rustin 00:06
John Lewis and the chief will defend me.
- Imprisoned for refusing the draft. - A moral decision, not a cowardly one. - Rustin 00:06
- Imprisoned for refusing the draft. - A moral decision, not...
His mannerisms and reputation make him an easy target. - Rustin 00:06
His mannerisms and reputation make him an easy target.
{\an8}And when the white press and the powers that be take aim, - Rustin 00:12
{\an8}And when the white press and the powers that be take a...
- We'll need at least eight weeks. - Monday, August 26th. - Rustin 00:05
- We'll need at least eight weeks. - Monday, August 26t...
Mondays are challenging for Protestants, Fridays complicated for Jewish friends. - Rustin 00:06
Mondays are challenging for Protestants, Fridays complicated...
- They voted to remove Bayard as director. - Son of a bitch. - Rustin 00:05
- They voted to remove Bayard as director. - Son of a bitch.
My first order of business - Rustin 00:08
My first order of business
You can call me trash collector for all I care. - Rustin 00:05
You can call me trash collector for all I care.
The third floor's uninhabitable, - Rustin 00:06
The third floor's uninhabitable,
Rachelle, you'll be in charge of transportation. - Rustin 00:05
Rachelle, you'll be in charge of transportation.
Norm, you'll travel from city to city raising funds and spreading the word. - Rustin 00:07
Norm, you'll travel from city to city raising funds and...
This'll get you to your first city where you'll raise funds to get you to the next. - Rustin 00:06
This'll get you to your first city where you'll ra...
Near the stairs and the front door? Is that wise? - Rustin 00:05
Near the stairs and the front door? Is that wise?
Dr. Hedgeman has volunteered - Rustin 00:06
Dr. Hedgeman has volunteered
First up, an invite to a July 2nd meeting - Rustin 00:07
First up, an invite to a July 2nd meeting