Rustin (2023)

Bill Irwin: A.J. Muste

Quotes 

• Jim Farmer : [watching footage of cops attacking Civil Rights marchers]  Shame on Reverend King - sending those poor children to march the streets of Birmingham!

  Bayard Rustin : A man in uniform unleashes attack dogs, turns a fire hose on the innocent, and the first words out of your goddamn mouth are 'Shame on Reverend King?'

  Jim Farmer : Bayard, I see no reason for you to...

  Bayard Rustin : 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, and a bravery you'll never know! You sit behind that desk, as you have sat for over thirty years, convincing yourself you are committed to saving the world, when the only thing you're committed to is your own safety and superiority.

  A.J. Muste : Bayard, enough! Raging against Jim because of the color of his skin...

  Bayard Rustin : I'm not raging against Jim for the color of his skin, I'm raging against him for being arrogant and ill-informed! The fact that he happens to be white while doing so, well that's between him and the Lord!