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Way too soon. - While the horror of Birmingham is fresh
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Way too soon.- While the horror of Birmingham is fresh

Rustin • 2023
Way too soon.
- While the horror of Birmingham is fresh

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- Way too soon. - While the horror of Birmingham is fresh...
Duration
5 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:20
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 all heard the president announce on national television - Rustin 00:08
We all heard the president announce on national television
It is my personal estimation that in order to get the bill - Rustin 00:14
It is my personal estimation that in order to get the bill
So to ensure he does not relent, - Rustin 00:10
So to ensure he does not relent,
And that is the reason for the timely nature - Rustin 00:08
And that is the reason for the timely nature
I am chairman of the administrative committee - Rustin 00:07
I am chairman of the administrative committee
You showboating, bloodsucking sons of whores! - Rustin 00:06
You showboating, bloodsucking sons of whores!
My guess is Roy is starting to build his case against me. - Rustin 00:05
My guess is Roy is starting to build his case against me.
We must ask ourselves, - Rustin 00:08
We must ask ourselves,
John Lewis and the chief will defend me. - Rustin 00:06
John Lewis and the chief will defend me.
- Imprisoned for refusing the draft. - A moral decision, not a cowardly one. - Rustin 00:06
- Imprisoned for refusing the draft. - A moral decision, not...
His mannerisms and reputation make him an easy target. - Rustin 00:06
His mannerisms and reputation make him an easy target.
{\an8}And when the white press and the powers that be take aim, - Rustin 00:12
{\an8}And when the white press and the powers that be take a...
- We'll need at least eight weeks. - Monday, August 26th. - Rustin 00:05
- We'll need at least eight weeks. - Monday, August 26t...
Mondays are challenging for Protestants, Fridays complicated for Jewish friends. - Rustin 00:06
Mondays are challenging for Protestants, Fridays complicated...
- They voted to remove Bayard as director. - Son of a bitch. - Rustin 00:05
- They voted to remove Bayard as director. - Son of a bitch.
My first order of business - Rustin 00:08
My first order of business
You can call me trash collector for all I care. - Rustin 00:05
You can call me trash collector for all I care.
The third floor's uninhabitable, - Rustin 00:06
The third floor's uninhabitable,
Rachelle, you'll be in charge of transportation. - Rustin 00:05
Rachelle, you'll be in charge of transportation.
Norm, you'll travel from city to city raising funds and spreading the word. - Rustin 00:07
Norm, you'll travel from city to city raising funds and...