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(More customer reviews)I was about 100 pages into the outstanding 2003 book Lost Prophet by John D'Emilo, and wanted to see what else was out there on the impressive MR. RUSTIN. When I stumbled upon BROTHER OUTSIDER on Amazon I new I had to pre-order it, and I'm so glad I did! I had heard of BAYARD RUSTIN before this wonderful documentary many years ago, yet I didn't know too much about this enigmatic figure; I did know many years back he was someone I did want to get aquainted with - much like Edward Carpenter. For me the political, spiritual, and sexual come together in a rich tapestry that is the soul of the amazing BAYARD RUSTIN. This man truely utilized his life, and by the time he took his last breath he left an impact of loving force and beauty that ripples around the Earth today. Its mind boggling to me how much better he left this planet than when he came into it. BROTHERHOOD OUTSIDER is a great first step in getting familiar with RUSTIN. The times he lived through and how he choose to live through them are nothing short of revolutionary. He is simply one of the most important people in the all the history of the civil rights movement. A teacher to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., an international apostle of peace, and the organizer of the famous 1963 March on Washington, he also brought Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolence to the USA, and helped launch the civil rights movement. BAYARD was also an openly gay man which is why he's been extremely downplayed or "forgotten" from the history books. This man was fearless and he put himself in harms way for the greater good for many of us down the line. He was peacefully struggling for African American civil rights, not to mention dealing with all the extremely fierce homophobia of the 1940's, 1950's, and 1960's - NOT A JOY!!!. All else I can say is that I wish I could have known this man, and that I think he's a new Hero of mine!!! R.I.P. BAYARD RUSTIN - YOUR ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS !!!
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Studio: Passion River FilmsRelease Date: 07/06/2010Run time: 84 minutesRating: Nr
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