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Rustin

First up, an invite to a July 2nd meeting with the leadersof the Big Six civil rights...

Rustin • 2023
First up, an invite to a July 2nd meeting with the leaders
of the Big Six civil rights organizations

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First up, an invite to a July 2nd meeting
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with the leaders of the Big Six civil rights organizations.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:30
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.
All those big oversized hats for those big oversized heads. - Rustin 00:06
All those big oversized hats for those big oversized heads.
- Keep me focused and out of trouble. - We tried this, and it doesn't work. - Rustin 00:06
- Keep me focused and out of trouble. - We tried this, and i...
By the time I get back from DC tomorrow night, - Rustin 00:07
By the time I get back from DC tomorrow night,
[classical music playing] - Rustin 00:09
[classical music playing]
Bayard Rustin, deputy director of the March on Washington - Rustin 00:05
Bayard Rustin, deputy director of the March on Washington
If I'm not mistaken, the mall falls under NPS jurisdiction. - Rustin 00:06
If I'm not mistaken, the mall falls under NPS jurisdict...
Chief Wells, in little under seven weeks' time, - Rustin 00:07
Chief Wells, in little under seven weeks' time,
Mr. Wilkins of the NAACP also believes it should be one day. - Rustin 00:06
Mr. Wilkins of the NAACP also believes it should be one day.
Well, neither do I, - Rustin 00:06
Well, neither do I,
Mr. Rustin, we find what works best is for you - Rustin 00:06
Mr. Rustin, we find what works best is for you
And I found a free-flowing exchange - Rustin 00:06
And I found a free-flowing exchange
Well, when you put on an event in your mall, we'll give that a go, - Rustin 00:07
Well, when you put on an event in your mall, we'll give...
Your mall? Not the National Mall or America's Front Yard... - Rustin 00:05
Your mall? Not the National Mall or America's Front Yar...
You're more invested in constructing roadblocks instead of finding solutions... - Rustin 00:06
You're more invested in constructing roadblocks instead...
The person I needed to communicate with didn't even bother to show up. - Rustin 00:06
The person I needed to communicate with didn't even bot...
Sir, sir! It is not a gathering. It is an act of civil disobedience, - Rustin 00:09
Sir, sir! It is not a gathering. It is an act of civil disob...
And it is going to take place over two days! - Rustin 00:07
And it is going to take place over two days!
...departing from Union Station for Boston... - Rustin 00:13
...departing from Union Station for Boston...
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...