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Rustin

Most of our folks in Mississippi have never beenoutside of their hometowns, so the...

Rustin • 2023
Most of our folks in Mississippi have never been
outside of their hometowns, so the opportunity to march
with people from all over

Full Transcript

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Most of our folks in Mississippi
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have never been outside of their hometowns,
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so the opportunity to march with people from all over...
Duration
9 seconds
Views
65
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:27
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.
...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,
Now that Roy has made his position clear, - Rustin 00:10
Now that Roy has made his position clear,
"When an individual is protesting - Rustin 00:16
"When an individual is protesting
It wasn't your place to voice support, but it was yours to help tear it down? - Rustin 00:05
It wasn't your place to voice support, but it was yours...
Your march is possible without the NAACP, but not without Dr. King. - Rustin 00:07
Your march is possible without the NAACP, but not without Dr...
No, most people are modest, cautious, afraid. - Rustin 00:05
No, most people are modest, cautious, afraid.
[scoffs] - Rustin 00:08
[scoffs]