I didn't know that had happened to Bayard Rustin. Thank you once again for fleshing out yet another important piece of history that is treated as a footnote in the American education system.

This is by far the best crash course series yet

Thank You for talking about Bayard Rustin! The Big “6” should really be The Big “7”. And he should be celebrated just as much as the other leaders! ✊🏾✊🏽✊🏿

Amazing lesson and wonderful message! "Real freedom means everyone gets freedom."

Thank you for acknowledging Rustin and people like him

I really appreciate these episodes so I can educate myself about black history after the public school system failed to teach me anything more than “slavery is bad”. I have done some research on my own but I feel like a lot of black history has at least been attempted to be erased so these episodes make the information much more accessible

i just really love this show so much because it teaches me everything that should have been taught in school as part of my courses

“The real freedom means everyone gets free.” SAY THAT!!!!

💯 wonderful video! I'm glad these leaders are no longer getting written out of history. I would love to see something on Rustin's debates with Malcolm X.

This reminds that the civil rights movement didn't start in 1955.

Wow, thank you for such an in depth episode on Bayard Rustin and the March On Washington! Just imagine what it would have been like to have him at the head of the march. It would have probably changed Dr. Kings history as well as the scope of the fight for civil rights as we know it.

Clint Smith, thank you so much for doing these videos. I grew up in what I thought of as a fairy enlightened environment but the sheer volume of the information in this series I was unaware of is staggering. The adults in my life were intent on teaching me to believe the the ethics of equality and justice and those have indeed stuck with me. However, it has been moving to hear stories, with names and faces, of real people. My daughter is studying the Oregon trail and while we’re talking about it, it occurred to me that among the pioneers it seemed quite predominately white. So, we did some searching and found a documentary on black pioneers in Oregon and another about Chinese immigrants in California at the same time period. I credit this series in making me think about it. Real people, real places, real heartache and real life lasting impacts.

Excellent video. Thank you for all the work and thought you put into this series.

I want to learn more about Bayard Rustin. Are there any recommended biographies or other scholarly resources?

We should have lesson after lesson about the pitfalls of respectability politics in schools.

I hope A. Philip Randolph got to participate in the March on Washington in 1963. And I've noticed Bayard Rustin is finally getting credited more now.

This is an era I know little about. Thank you!

I find it interesting that every group in this country has had to march on Washingto, D.C. I even did it in 2009 for marriage equality.

Thank you, Dr. Smith, for highlighting Rustin's contribution and what he had to endure because he was gay. Rustin was a hero!

Sweet! Thanks for the video. Loving the series.

This is so important for people to watch!!!!

Great stuff as always!

Awesome video,keep the work up

This entire series has been really enlightening for me. Thank you so much for putting the time & effort into making this, it's been very helpful

Excellent work as always...keep it up my brother! I learned a lot about A. Phillip Randolph in the movie about Pullman Porters, I believe it's called 10,000 Men Named George...not certain about the title.

This episode is so powerful and meaningful. Thank you so much.

I learned some new information I'd not known previously. Thank you very much!

Never heard of these man till I watched this video SMH I love crash course because of this it’s very educational

This is an excellent series. Since our schools won’t teach history, let’s share these ourselves.

Loved this

I needed this for my civil rights project thank you

Thank you ✊🏾

That FBI quote is the best review you could ask for.

That was really good. Thank you.

Fantastic !

What were the small white hats that some of the men wore?

First Rate!!!!

She doesn’t need help she needs to tell him and then live with her actions

To be fair, civil rights movement was already somewhat radical in US terms, as such adding to it gay leader may have delayed desired results by a generation or two. Even today homosexuals have hard time getting equal rights (other than on paper) in certain parts of US.

its mad tho once he speaks ab ghandi his head starts shaking like mad,whys that?but ngl the channel is sick ,its funny tho once an indian was mentioned u do the head thing on the character