Brother outsider : the life of Bayard Rustin / produced in association with the Independent Television Service and the National Black Programming Consortium ; produced by Question Why Films LLC.

A documentary examining the life of Bayard Rustin who, although one of the first "freedom riders," an adviser to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and A. Philip Randolph, and an organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, was forced to play a background role in landmark civil rights events because he was g...

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Corporate Authors: Independent Television Service, National Black Programming Consortium, Question Why Films
Other Authors: Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987, Kates, Nancy, Singer, Bennett L.
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English; closed-captioned in English.
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : Question Why Films, [2008]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Rustin, Bayard, > 1912-1987.
African American gay men > Biography.
Gay men > United States > Biography.
African American men > Biography.
African American civil rights workers > Biography.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Biography.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Life of Bayard Rustin.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
A documentary examining the life of Bayard Rustin who, although one of the first "freedom riders," an adviser to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and A. Philip Randolph, and an organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, was forced to play a background role in landmark civil rights events because he was gay.
Note:Originally produced in 2002.
Videorecording.
Call Number:E185.97.R93 B73 2008 VideoDVD
CV6 D0122574 VideoDVD
Credits:Music composed by B. Quincy Griffin ; director of photography, Robert Shepard ; editors, Veronica Silver, Rhonda Collins ; co-producer, Mridu Chandra ; produced and directed by Nancy Kates, Bennett Singer.
System Details:DVD.
Participant or Performer:
Voice of Bayard Rustin: Erick Todd Dellums.