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Understandably so, given the threats being leveled at he and his family
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Rustin

Understandably so, given the threatsbeing leveled at he and his family

Rustin • 2023
Understandably so, given the threats
being leveled at he and his family

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Understandably so, given the threats being leveled at he and his family.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
61
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:57
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.
So Dr. King's stance on nonviolence, he got from you? - Rustin 00:06
So Dr. King's stance on nonviolence, he got from you?
By way of Jesus Christ, Gandhi, Thoreau. - Rustin 00:06
By way of Jesus Christ, Gandhi, Thoreau.
And how about a... Manhattan? - Rustin 00:05
And how about a... Manhattan?
- Ha! After two, you'll be a changed man. - Well, in that case, give me three. - Rustin 00:05
- Ha! After two, you'll be a changed man. - Well, in th...
Now, he can barely walk or breathe, - Rustin 00:10
Now, he can barely walk or breathe,
- Oh! Well, I'm gonna burn in hell. - For sharing how you feel? - Rustin 00:05
- Oh! Well, I'm gonna burn in hell. - For sharing how y...
Oh, for not revering a man who welcomed me into his home and hates my guts. - Rustin 00:06
Oh, for not revering a man who welcomed me into his home and...
Oh, you're bad. You're good. I'll have another. Do you want one? - Rustin 00:05
Oh, you're bad. You're good. I'll have anothe...
So, the church, - Rustin 00:05
So, the church,
Well, really, my grandparents raised me after their daughter, - Rustin 00:09
Well, really, my grandparents raised me after their daughter...
So... the rumors about you and Dr. King... - Rustin 00:06
So... the rumors about you and Dr. King...
Ugh! An ugly lie - Rustin 00:08
Ugh! An ugly lie
He accepted, - Rustin 00:08
He accepted,
Months later, Reverend Powell was made chairman - Rustin 00:07
Months later, Reverend Powell was made chairman
♪ I get a thrill that's much too much ♪ - Rustin 00:21
♪ I get a thrill that's much too much ♪
- ♪ I don't know ♪ - ♪ I don't know, I don't know ♪ - Rustin 00:10
- ♪ I don't know ♪ - ♪ I don't know, I don't ...
- Yes. - So be charming, be perfect, be polite. - Rustin 00:05
- Yes. - So be charming, be perfect, be polite.
The suffocating chains of Negro respectability. - Rustin 00:05
The suffocating chains of Negro respectability.
When I told Ma Rustin I preferred dancing with boys instead of girls, she said, - Rustin 00:21
When I told Ma Rustin I preferred dancing with boys instead ...
That's what people feel when they hear him. - Rustin 00:05
That's what people feel when they hear him.