Trouble with the "lone hero" narrative of movements isn't that the heroes were not heroes or that they were flawed, but they were not lone.
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@zeynep I participated in a march + teach-in that a friend helped organize (w/ a meal + free childcare!) and was stunned by logistics. - Show replies
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Rustin is fascinating (ever look at his FBI file?) but didn't he grow less pacifist over time?
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@xenocryptsite Yes, a fascinating evolution across the political spectrum. But we are talking about Rustin organizing "The March" in 1963.
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@zeynep@barrywellman And Rustin was a democratic socialist as well as black-gay-pacifist. Moved to the right, at the end but still a hero! -
@NGMcLaughlin@barrywellman Very interesting life; hard to believe it was real. Non-fiction can be more fascinating than fiction.
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@zeynep@clancynewyork 6 mo. later, Bayard Rustin was in NYC organizing even larger protest - 460K student boycottpic.twitter.com/XFrpBBKgin
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@zeynep@chipgoines but mostly bc of the gay part. - Show replies
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