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The film tells the story of the gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin. Rustin encourages Martin Luther King Jr. to lead a protest in Los Angeles ahead of the 1960 Democratic National Convention. However, Baptist minister and long-time New York Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and NAACP leader Roy Wilkins are highly critical of Rustin on ...
Nov 17, 2023 · Rustin: Directed by George C. Wolfe. With Colman Domingo, Aml Ameen, Glynn Turman, Chris Rock. Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.
Bayard Rustin (/ ˈ b aɪ. ər d / BY-ərd; March 17, 1912 – August 24, 1987) was an American political activist, a prominent leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights. Rustin was the principal organizer of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963. [1]
The architect of 1963's momentous March on Washington, Bayard Rustin was one of the greatest activists and organizers the world has ever known. He challenged authority, never apologized for who...
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Nov 18, 2023 · Bayard Rustin was an unsung hero of the civil rights movement. But he’s finally getting the spotlight in Netflix biopic “ Rustin ” (now streaming), which chronicles his efforts to help organize...
Nov 3, 2023 · George C. Wolfe’s “Rustin” provides a unique perspective on the famous 1963 March on Washington. While the historic event correctly recalls memories of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, “Rustin” documents one of the crucial men behind the march’s inception, Bayard Rustin, played here by Colman Domingo .
Colman Domingo stars as Bayard Rustin, who dedicated his life to a quest for racial equality.
Aug 28, 2023 · On the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, Netflix released the trailer for “ Rustin ,” which explains how civil rights leader Bayard Rustin defied the odds to plan the historic event ...
Oct 21, 2023 · Rustin tells the story of the civil rights pioneer, who shone as the right-hand man for Martin Luther King Jr. and built the foundation for the 1963 March on Washington. If Martin Luther King Jr ...
Oct 20, 2023 · Rustin’s was a life of work that resulted in a “historic, world changing event,” but for which he was ultimately left behind because “it didn’t serve the purposes of the civil rights ...
