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Because on day two, we shall surround the White House
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Rustin

Because on day two,we shall surround the White House

Rustin • 2023
Because on day two,
we shall surround the White House

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Because on day two, we shall surround the White House...
Duration
6 seconds
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53
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:10
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.
♪ Ain't gonna let the president Turn me around ♪ - Rustin 00:06
♪ Ain't gonna let the president Turn me around ♪
♪ Turn me around ♪ - Rustin 00:14
♪ Turn me around ♪
♪ Marching up to freedom land ♪ - Rustin 00:09
♪ Marching up to freedom land ♪
A sea of tents, big and bold enough to unify an entire movement. - Rustin 00:07
A sea of tents, big and bold enough to unify an entire movem...
And near the Lincoln Memorial, a stage where the head - Rustin 00:08
And near the Lincoln Memorial, a stage where the head
In '41, you called for a large-scale march - Rustin 00:09
In '41, you called for a large-scale march
Executive Order 9981, - Rustin 00:08
Executive Order 9981,
We honor her by doing the work we've always done. - Rustin 00:05
We honor her by doing the work we've always done.
But in deference to both you and the cause, - Rustin 00:06
But in deference to both you and the cause,
After a day spent flooding the capital and encircling the White House - Rustin 00:15
After a day spent flooding the capital and encircling the Wh...
We all know there's only one person who can organize an event of this scale. - Rustin 00:06
We all know there's only one person who can organize an...
"Attempt" is hardly the word I'd use to describe the actions of a man - Rustin 00:10
"Attempt" is hardly the word I'd use to descr...
Most of our folks in Mississippi - Rustin 00:09
Most of our folks in Mississippi
...will afford them the chance to discover not only are they not alone... - Rustin 00:06
...will afford them the chance to discover not only are they...
...but are engaged in a struggle far greater than they ever dreamed. - Rustin 00:05
...but are engaged in a struggle far greater than they ever ...
Elias here's from Alabama, field organizer. - Rustin 00:05
Elias here's from Alabama, field organizer.
In 1913, 8,000 suffragettes, - Rustin 00:12
In 1913, 8,000 suffragettes,
Young man, your facts are correct. Your sense of history is not. - Rustin 00:06
Young man, your facts are correct. Your sense of history is ...
Those 42,000 men marched on Washington, DC because it was the Depression. - Rustin 00:06
Those 42,000 men marched on Washington, DC because it was th...
And after dutifully serving their country, - Rustin 00:07
And after dutifully serving their country,