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"I do solemnly swear to commit myself
to the civil rights struggle." "And do pledge my heart, mind, and body, unequivocally and without regard
to personal sacrifice, to the achievement of social peace
through social justice." "I pledge to carry
the message of the march to my friends and neighbors back home
and to arouse them to an equal commitment and an equal effort." "I will march, and I will write letters." "I will demonstrate, and I will vote." "I will work to make sure that my voice
and those of my brothers ring clear and determined
from every corner of this land."
to the civil rights struggle." "And do pledge my heart, mind, and body, unequivocally and without regard
to personal sacrifice, to the achievement of social peace
through social justice." "I pledge to carry
the message of the march to my friends and neighbors back home
and to arouse them to an equal commitment and an equal effort." "I will march, and I will write letters." "I will demonstrate, and I will vote." "I will work to make sure that my voice
and those of my brothers ring clear and determined
from every corner of this land."
Full Transcript
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"I do solemnly swear to commit myself
to the civil rights struggle."
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"And do pledge my heart, mind, and body,
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unequivocally and without regard
to personal sacrifice,
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to the achievement of social peace
through social justice."
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"I pledge to carry
the message of the march
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to my friends and neighbors back home
and to arouse them to an equal commitment
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and an equal effort."
00:00:29.125 --> 00:00:30.875
"I will march, and I will write letters."
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"I will demonstrate, and I will vote."
00:00:33.375 --> 00:00:36.625
"I will work to make sure that my voice
and those of my brothers
00:00:36.709 --> 00:00:40.875
ring clear and determined
from every corner of this land."
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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.
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