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Rustin

And when they took to the streetsand were attacked, the world did, in fact, bear witness

Rustin • 2023
And when they took to the streets
and were attacked, the world did, in fact, bear witness

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And when they took to the streets and were attacked,
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the world did, in fact, bear witness.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
59
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:38
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.
For decades, the NAACP has been legally leading the charge, - Rustin 00:10
For decades, the NAACP has been legally leading the charge,
- Have you talked to Martin about this? - I lost his number. He lost mine. - Rustin 00:06
- Have you talked to Martin about this? - I lost his number....
Well, Dr. King, who hasn't lost my number, - Rustin 00:08
Well, Dr. King, who hasn't lost my number,
Brown v. Board is the crowning glory of this organization, - Rustin 00:13
Brown v. Board is the crowning glory of this organization,
Counting on the courts to eradicate racial inequity, - Rustin 00:06
Counting on the courts to eradicate racial inequity,
Mr. Randolph, you are a giant amongst men, - Rustin 00:11
Mr. Randolph, you are a giant amongst men,
Now that Roy has made his position clear, - Rustin 00:10
Now that Roy has made his position clear,
"When an individual is protesting - Rustin 00:16
"When an individual is protesting
It wasn't your place to voice support, but it was yours to help tear it down? - Rustin 00:05
It wasn't your place to voice support, but it was yours...
Your march is possible without the NAACP, but not without Dr. King. - Rustin 00:07
Your march is possible without the NAACP, but not without Dr...
No, most people are modest, cautious, afraid. - Rustin 00:05
No, most people are modest, cautious, afraid.
[scoffs] - Rustin 00:08
[scoffs]
I volunteered for the Women's Political Council - Rustin 00:05
I volunteered for the Women's Political Council
You spoke, and my spirit soared. - Rustin 00:05
You spoke, and my spirit soared.
Mr. Wilkins chose Elias to coordinate the efforts - Rustin 00:08
Mr. Wilkins chose Elias to coordinate the efforts
Such a vocation holds great rewards both worldly and celestial. - Rustin 00:06
Such a vocation holds great rewards both worldly and celesti...
But once my daddy says yes, I expect a Lincoln like my mama's. - Rustin 00:05
But once my daddy says yes, I expect a Lincoln like my mama&...
Well, I hope to see you both again very soon, perhaps on the Sabbath. - Rustin 00:05
Well, I hope to see you both again very soon, perhaps on the...
The first time I was invited into Martin's home, - Rustin 00:07
The first time I was invited into Martin's home,
Understandably so, given the threats being leveled at he and his family. - Rustin 00:06
Understandably so, given the threats being leveled at he and...