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Rustin

Departing from Union Station for Boston... I tell you, Martin, not since Tennessee, when...

Rustin • 2023
departing from Union Station for Boston... I tell you, Martin, not since Tennessee, when those two policemen
set out to reconfigure my face, have I experienced
such an overt display of disregard

Full Transcript

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...departing from Union Station for Boston...
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I tell you, Martin, not since Tennessee,
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when those two policemen set out to reconfigure my face,
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have I experienced such an overt display of disregard.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:59
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.
They had one goal, to make sure the meeting was a resounding failure. - Rustin 00:06
They had one goal, to make sure the meeting was a resounding...
Yeah, but it was clear this was coming from someplace higher up. - Rustin 00:29
Yeah, but it was clear this was coming from someplace higher...
Yeah, but it was clear this was coming from someplace higher up. - Rustin 00:06
Yeah, but it was clear this was coming from someplace higher...
President Kennedy and his attorney general brother - Rustin 00:07
President Kennedy and his attorney general brother
♪ Oh my Lord... rain... ♪ - Rustin 00:07
♪ Oh my Lord... rain... ♪
Uh, no, I should probably go to sleep. - Oh no. - Rustin 00:05
Uh, no, I should probably go to sleep. - Oh no.
Good night. - Rustin 00:07
Good night.
- Yes, this is Michelle Harwood. - Yes. Yes, this is Michelle Harwood - Rustin 00:06
- Yes, this is Michelle Harwood. - Yes. Yes, this is Michell...
- Michelle Harwood speaking. - Who is Michelle Harwood? - Rustin 00:05
- Michelle Harwood speaking. - Who is Michelle Harwood?
And why protest at the White House, especially after his speech and his bill? - Rustin 00:07
And why protest at the White House, especially after his spe...
- Whitney and Jim? - Watching Martin, who was listening. - Rustin 00:05
- Whitney and Jim? - Watching Martin, who was listening.
- Then the president's brother... - The attorney general was there? - Rustin 00:05
- Then the president's brother... - The attorney genera...
Kept saying we should cancel, call the whole thing off. - Rustin 00:05
Kept saying we should cancel, call the whole thing off.
Now, I received a very distressing letter from Senator Douglas. - Rustin 00:05
Now, I received a very distressing letter from Senator Dougl...
Well, I'm not sure about Meany, but Reuther does, in fact, - Rustin 00:07
Well, I'm not sure about Meany, but Reuther does, in fa...
Do you think I just woke up one day and said to myself, - Rustin 00:11
Do you think I just woke up one day and said to myself,
But once we signed on, we're in it no matter what. - Rustin 00:05
But once we signed on, we're in it no matter what.
If you would just accept the inevitable now, - Rustin 00:09
If you would just accept the inevitable now,
I know this may feel like an attenuation of everything that we fought for... - Rustin 00:05
I know this may feel like an attenuation of everything that ...
A two-day event will make it clear that we will not back down or back away. - Rustin 00:06
A two-day event will make it clear that we will not back dow...