Every so often an actor so dominates a movie that its success largely hinges on his every word and gesture. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Pacifist, ex-con, singer, lutist, socialist — Bayard Rustin had many lives, but he remains best known as the main organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was Rustin who read the march’s demands from the podium, remaining near King’s side as he delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Several activists have asked King to lead a mass protest against the forthcoming Democratic National Convention. The protest, Rustin explains, will send a message to the party and its nominee, the front-runner John F. Kennedy.

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Persons: Colman, “ Rustin, Martin Luther King Jr, lutist, Bayard Rustin, Rustin, “ Rustin ”, George C, Wolfe, Julian Breece, Dustin Lance Black, King, John F, Kennedy, Roy Wilkins, Chris Rock, Adam Clayton Powell Jr, Jeffrey Wright Organizations: Jobs, Lincoln, Democratic, Convention, U.S, Representative, Harlem Locations: ”, Washington, Rustin