An unsung hero of the civil rights movement - Christina Greer
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In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington to nearly a quarter million people. None of it would have been possible without the march’s chief organizer – a man named Bayard Rustin. Christina Greer details his life of advocacy as a leader in the Civil Rights Movement, and the challenges he faced as an openly gay Black man.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Christina Greer
- Director Anton Bogaty
- Narrator Christina Greer
- Animator Anton Bogaty
- Music Bamm Bamm Wolfgang
- Sound Designer Bamm Bamm Wolfgang
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Associate Editorial Producer Elizabeth Cox
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
- Fact-Checker Eden Girma
