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Rustin

Years ago, when I was in Pasadena doing speechesfor the Fellowship of Reconciliation

Rustin • 2023
Years ago, when I was in Pasadena doing speeches
for the Fellowship of Reconciliation

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Years ago, when I was in Pasadena
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doing speeches for the Fellowship of Reconciliation...
Duration
8 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:11
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.
"Only associate with someone - Rustin 00:10
"Only associate with someone
She goes on to talk about your dedication to justice and peace - Rustin 00:08
She goes on to talk about your dedication to justice and pea...
So, last night, thinking about the march... - Rustin 00:05
So, last night, thinking about the march...
We need to provide toll booths with leaflets - Rustin 00:08
We need to provide toll booths with leaflets
Today he called me back and said yes. So, starting next week... - Rustin 00:06
Today he called me back and said yes. So, starting next week...
I do not take orders from no goddamn Uncle Tom's. - Rustin 00:08
I do not take orders from no goddamn Uncle Tom's.
How many niggas dead 'cause of that badge? - Rustin 00:06
How many niggas dead 'cause of that badge?
When they see an aggressor, - Rustin 00:07
When they see an aggressor,
If we desire a society of peace, - Rustin 00:09
If we desire a society of peace,
You will wear white identifying armbands, wear a white hat, and carry a whistle. - Rustin 00:08
You will wear white identifying armbands, wear a white hat, ...
It is your responsibility - Rustin 00:09
It is your responsibility
Elizabethan Songs & Negro Spirituals. - Rustin 00:06
Elizabethan Songs & Negro Spirituals.
Oh, they sure as hell don't grow 'em like you down in Alabama. - Rustin 00:05
Oh, they sure as hell don't grow 'em like you down...
- Oh God, no. No, I... I... I... - Yes. Yes. - Rustin 00:05
- Oh God, no. No, I... I... I... - Yes. Yes.
♪ I ne'er didst dream ♪ - Rustin 00:15
♪ I ne'er didst dream ♪
And you attended Howard University. I heard of colored passing for white. - Rustin 00:05
And you attended Howard University. I heard of colored passi...
When I was 16, I brought a Negro friend home for dinner. - Rustin 00:05
When I was 16, I brought a Negro friend home for dinner.
My father told me he was not going to allow "that boy" to sit at his table. - Rustin 00:05
My father told me he was not going to allow "that boy&q...
Where I come from, we hold on to our family... - Rustin 00:05
Where I come from, we hold on to our family...
I'm sure there's some PhD student at Columbia - Rustin 00:07
I'm sure there's some PhD student at Columbia