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Executive Order 9981, the end of segregationin the armed forces

Rustin • 2023
Executive Order 9981, the end of segregation
in the armed forces

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Executive Order 9981,
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the end of segregation in the armed forces.
Duration
8 seconds
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59
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:48
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.
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,
And when they took to the streets and were attacked, - Rustin 00:07
And when they took to the streets and were attacked,
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,