Rustin
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Throughout the surgery Rustin was in the grip of an urgency as if his own happiness depended on the outcome, as if the life in his bloody, gloved hands were his own child’s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
“Everyone belongs…” In a low monotone Rustin recited the six principles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
Sing Sing star Colman Domingo is nominated for best actor, just a year after his last nomination in the same category for Rustin.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2025
Without Rustin, there would’ve been no March on Washington in 1963 and no Civil Rights Act of 1964.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024
“Malcolm X caused many young Negroes to take a new vision of themselves,” said Bayard Rustin, a main figure in organizing the March on Washington in 1963.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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