"ɪnðə stɹˈʌɡəl fɔːɹ ˈæfɹɪkənɐmˈɛɹɪkən dˈɪɡnᵻɾi, ɹˈʌstɪn wʌz pɚhˈæps ðə mˈoʊst kɹˈɪɾɪkəl fˈɪɡjɚ ðæt mˈɛni pˈiːpəl hæv nˈɛvɚ hˈɜːd ʌv," sˈɛz ɐ ɹᵻvjˈuː ɪn tˈaɪm mˌæɡɐzˈiːn, "bˌʌt nˈiːðɚ mˈeɪnstɹiːm səsˈaɪəɾi nˈɔːɹ ˈiːvən ðə sˈɪvəl ɹˈaɪts lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp kʊd kˈoʊp wɪð hɪz ˈɑːnɪsti."
"In the struggle for African-American dignity, Rustin was perhaps the most critical figure that many people have never heard of," says a review in TIME Magazine, "but neither mainstream society nor even the civil rights leadership could cope with his honesty."