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Rustin

And whoever has direct dealingswith Mr. Hoover, let him know that on August 28th, Black,...

Rustin • 2023
And whoever has direct dealings
with Mr. Hoover, let him know that on August 28th, Black, white, young, old,
rich, working-class, poor will descend on Washington, DC, and there's nothing he can do to stop it

Full Transcript

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And whoever has direct dealings with Mr. Hoover,
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let him know that on August 28th,
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Black, white, young, old, rich, working-class, poor
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will descend on Washington, DC,
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and there's nothing he can do to stop it.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
01:17:35
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 need a sound system which will allow someone speaking here - Rustin 00:11
I need a sound system which will allow someone speaking here
And as each of our heroines rises, - Rustin 00:08
And as each of our heroines rises,
- So seen but not heard. - They could write their own introductions. - Rustin 00:05
- So seen but not heard. - They could write their own introd...
With all due respect, Mr. Randolph, a woman should introduce them. - Rustin 00:06
With all due respect, Mr. Randolph, a woman should introduce...
And don't ask me for recommendations, because a number of women have informed me - Rustin 00:09
And don't ask me for recommendations, because a number ...
What is unfortunate, sir, - Rustin 00:08
What is unfortunate, sir,
If we have one person less than 100,000... - Rustin 00:05
If we have one person less than 100,000...
Interesting enough, last couple of days, Congressman Powell has been hounding me - Rustin 00:07
Interesting enough, last couple of days, Congressman Powell ...
Aunt Wilhelmina, Aunt Clarissa, Aunt... - Rustin 00:05
Aunt Wilhelmina, Aunt Clarissa, Aunt...
By the time cousins call cousins, neighbors invite neighbors, - Rustin 00:08
By the time cousins call cousins, neighbors invite neighbors...
Mr. Deputy Director, you best be cooking for 200,000. - Rustin 00:06
Mr. Deputy Director, you best be cooking for 200,000.
It feels a bit off-putting to be begging the day of. - Rustin 00:05
It feels a bit off-putting to be begging the day of.
"I do solemnly swear to commit myself to the civil rights struggle." - Rustin 00:42
"I do solemnly swear to commit myself to the civil righ...
My wife… - Rustin 00:21
My wife…
Her father is retiring and leaving his church on to me. - Rustin 00:05
Her father is retiring and leaving his church on to me.
You may think you're killing off one aspect of yourself, - Rustin 00:06
You may think you're killing off one aspect of yourself...
I am a married man, - Rustin 00:12
I am a married man,
For the desires of the flesh are against the spirit, - Rustin 00:08
For the desires of the flesh are against the spirit,
For the desires of the flesh are against the spirit, - Rustin 00:06
For the desires of the flesh are against the spirit,
[Thurmond] The organizer of this catastrophe-in-wait, - Rustin 00:27
[Thurmond] The organizer of this catastrophe-in-wait,