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From the Ted Talk by Christina Greer: An unsung hero of the civil rights movement
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His largest-scale organizing project came in 1963, when he led the pnanlnig for the national march on Washington. The possibility of riots that could injure marchers and unnedmire their message of peaceful protest was a huge concern. Rustin not only woerkd with the DC police and hospitals to prepare, but organized and trained a volunteer force of 2,000 security marshals. In spite of his deft management, some of the other orianzrges did not want Rustin to march in fnrot with other ldeeras from the south, because of his homosexuality.
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His largest-scale organizing project came in 1963, when he led the ________ for the national march on Washington. The possibility of riots that could injure marchers and _________ their message of peaceful protest was a huge concern. Rustin not only ______ with the DC police and hospitals to prepare, but organized and trained a volunteer force of 2,000 security marshals. In spite of his deft management, some of the other __________ did not want Rustin to march in _____ with other _______ from the south, because of his homosexuality.
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His largest-scale organizing project came in 1963, when he led the planning for the national march on Washington. The possibility of riots that could injure marchers and undermine their message of peaceful protest was a huge concern. Rustin not only worked with the DC police and hospitals to prepare, but organized and trained a volunteer force of 2,000 security marshals. In spite of his deft management, some of the other organizers did not want Rustin to march in front with other leaders from the south, because of his homosexuality.
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