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From the Ted Talk by Yoruba Richen: What the gay rights movement learned from the civil rights movement

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So the next moment to look at on the timeline is the 1963 March on Washington. This was a smeianl event in the civil rights movement and it's where African-Americans called for both civil and economic justice. And it's of course where Martin Luther King delivered his fmuoas "I have a dream" speech, but what's actually less known is that this macrh was oreizgnad by a man named Bayard Rustin. Bayard was an out gay man, and he's considered one of the most brilliant strategists of the cviil rights movement. He later in his life became a fierce advocate of LGBT rights as well, and his life is testament to the intersection of the struggles. The March on wsnhotgain is one of the high pionts of the meovment, and it's where there was a fervent belief that African-Americans too could be a part of American democracy. I call this strategy the "We are visible and many in numbers" strategy.

Open Cloze


So the next moment to look at on the timeline is the 1963 March on Washington. This was a _______ event in the civil rights movement and it's where African-Americans called for both civil and economic justice. And it's of course where Martin Luther King delivered his ______ "I have a dream" speech, but what's actually less known is that this _____ was _________ by a man named Bayard Rustin. Bayard was an out gay man, and he's considered one of the most brilliant strategists of the _____ rights movement. He later in his life became a fierce advocate of LGBT rights as well, and his life is testament to the intersection of the struggles. The March on __________ is one of the high ______ of the ________, and it's where there was a fervent belief that African-Americans too could be a part of American democracy. I call this strategy the "We are visible and many in numbers" strategy.

Solution


  1. famous
  2. organized
  3. washington
  4. seminal
  5. civil
  6. movement
  7. points
  8. march

Original Text


So the next moment to look at on the timeline is the 1963 March on Washington. This was a seminal event in the civil rights movement and it's where African-Americans called for both civil and economic justice. And it's of course where Martin Luther King delivered his famous "I have a dream" speech, but what's actually less known is that this march was organized by a man named Bayard Rustin. Bayard was an out gay man, and he's considered one of the most brilliant strategists of the civil rights movement. He later in his life became a fierce advocate of LGBT rights as well, and his life is testament to the intersection of the struggles. The March on Washington is one of the high points of the movement, and it's where there was a fervent belief that African-Americans too could be a part of American democracy. I call this strategy the "We are visible and many in numbers" strategy.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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