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Rustin

And when that star starts to shinebrighter than any other, including the most powerful...

Rustin • 2023
And when that star starts to shine
brighter than any other, including the most powerful Negro leaders
that came before, they will do everything in their power to extinguish your light
and put you in your place

Full Transcript

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And when that star starts to shine brighter than any other,
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including the most powerful Negro leaders that came before,
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they will do everything in their power
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to extinguish your light and put you in your place.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
45
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:30
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.
Mrs. Ella Baker, I have received a number of calls - Rustin 00:09
Mrs. Ella Baker, I have received a number of calls
Friend, one of my greatest joys is watching you rise. - Rustin 00:07
Friend, one of my greatest joys is watching you rise.
We need you to lead us into Los Angeles, - Rustin 00:15
We need you to lead us into Los Angeles,
I am pleased to announce - Rustin 00:09
I am pleased to announce
Lest I remind you, I was born and raised in Georgia. My mother was... - Rustin 00:05
Lest I remind you, I was born and raised in Georgia. My moth...
Every time I step through that house, "How's Uncle Bayard?" - Rustin 00:11
Every time I step through that house, "How's Uncle...
I can't wait to hear what they have to say about us making a move on LA. - Rustin 00:06
I can't wait to hear what they have to say about us mak...
I've spent the past 15 years fighting Dixiecrats in Congress, - Rustin 00:10
I've spent the past 15 years fighting Dixiecrats in Con...
Had King reached out, would you have said yes? - Rustin 00:08
Had King reached out, would you have said yes?
Ever since the Montgomery bus boycott, - Rustin 00:06
Ever since the Montgomery bus boycott,
{\an8}His attention-grabbing antics are the exact opposite - Rustin 00:07
{\an8}His attention-grabbing antics are the exact opposite
I am phoning the good reverend doctor's office today. - Rustin 00:05
I am phoning the good reverend doctor's office today.
If they don't call this shit off, - Rustin 00:10
If they don't call this shit off,
Congressman Powell has done so much for Harlem. - Rustin 00:05
Congressman Powell has done so much for Harlem.
{\an8}Almost as much as he's done for himself. - Rustin 00:05
{\an8}Almost as much as he's done for himself.
{\an8}But this is a bold-faced lie, and he knows it. - Rustin 00:07
{\an8}But this is a bold-faced lie, and he knows it.
I have to tell Martin. I have... - Rustin 00:14
I have to tell Martin. I have...
Making threats, talking about going to the white print... - Rustin 00:08
Making threats, talking about going to the white print...
In response to Powell's reckless accusations, - Rustin 00:06
In response to Powell's reckless accusations,
When Martin rejects it, we will have forced him to see - Rustin 00:07
When Martin rejects it, we will have forced him to see