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Rustin

You see this and think,"Those poor Negroes down south," incapable of understandingthey are...

Rustin • 2023
You see this and think,
"Those poor Negroes down south," incapable of understanding
they are beyond powerful, because today they discovered a bravery
they never knew they had

Full Transcript

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You see this and think, "Those poor Negroes down south,"
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incapable of understanding they are beyond powerful,
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because today they discovered a bravery they never knew they had.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:12
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.
You sit behind that desk as you've sat for over 30 years, - Rustin 00:12
You sit behind that desk as you've sat for over 30 year...
I'm not railing against Jim because of the color of his skin. - Rustin 00:05
I'm not railing against Jim because of the color of his...
I'm railing at Jim for being arrogant and ill-informed. - Rustin 00:06
I'm railing at Jim for being arrogant and ill-informed.
The fact that he happens to be white while doing so, well, - Rustin 00:06
The fact that he happens to be white while doing so, well,
Every day, we agree to surrender that which makes us different - Rustin 00:09
Every day, we agree to surrender that which makes us differe...
Bayard, you must stay here where I can protect you - Rustin 00:07
Bayard, you must stay here where I can protect you
You are a man of exceptional skills and of keen intellect, - Rustin 00:17
You are a man of exceptional skills and of keen intellect,
Not as a man and not as a person committed to saving the world. - Rustin 00:06
Not as a man and not as a person committed to saving the wor...
Mr. Muste, sir, have you ever been to a Negro church? - Rustin 00:06
Mr. Muste, sir, have you ever been to a Negro church?
So instead of standing here and saying something I might regret, - Rustin 00:07
So instead of standing here and saying something I might reg...
This, uh, new young preacher that's working for Roy, - Rustin 00:08
This, uh, new young preacher that's working for Roy,
I have no idea to what or whom you are referring. - Rustin 00:06
I have no idea to what or whom you are referring.
What about the other one? What's his name? The... The pale one. Tom. - Rustin 00:06
What about the other one? What's his name? The... The p...
I am drawn to beauty, - Rustin 00:07
I am drawn to beauty,
Why is everyone so obsessed with what I'm doing and with whom? - Rustin 00:05
Why is everyone so obsessed with what I'm doing and wit...
I'm just curious as to why it took you so long to return my calls. - Rustin 00:05
I'm just curious as to why it took you so long to retur...
Because, my dear Miss Baker, you casually ask questions - Rustin 00:08
Because, my dear Miss Baker, you casually ask questions
- So why aren't you on a bus to Atlanta? - Because I do not care. - Rustin 00:05
- So why aren't you on a bus to Atlanta? - Because I do...
- You call that doing just fine? - Who tries to integrate an entire town? - Rustin 00:06
- You call that doing just fine? - Who tries to integrate an...
Your focus must be singular. A... A lunch counter, a bus boycott. - Rustin 00:06
Your focus must be singular. A... A lunch counter, a bus boy...