Bayard Rustin: Why MLK's right-hand man was nearly written out of history
01/15/24 at 04:00 AM
Bayard Rustin: Why MLK's right-hand man was nearly written out of history
History.com, by Thaddeus Morgan; 1/2/24
Bayard Rustin was an indispensable force behind the civil rights movement, and openly gay. ... To the hundreds of thousands who were bused to Washington for the [August 28, 1963] March [on Washington for Jobs and Freedom], Rustin was synonymous with the movement. After all, he was the march’s chief organizer.
Editor's Note: Learn more by viewing Rustin, the biographical drama film released via Netflix on November 3, 2023.