Bayard Rustin: A Legacy of Protest and Politics

by Michael G. Long

Book Overview

Celebrates the life and legacy of Bayard Rustin, the civil rights leader behind the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

While we can all recall images of Martin Luther King Jr. giving his "I Have a Dream" speech in front of a massive crowd at Lincoln Memorial, few of us remember the man who organized this watershed nonviolent protest in eight short weeks: Bayard Rustin.

This was far from Rustin's first foray into...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479818496
• ISBN13: 9781479818495
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"