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Hace 3 días · In this article, we‘ll take an in-depth look at the life and legacy of Bayard Rustin, exploring how his experiences shaped his activism, his pivotal role in the civil rights movement, and his enduring impact on the fight for social justice.
Hace 3 días · Bayard Rustin, um conselheiro próximo de Martin Luther King Jr., dedicou sua vida à luta pela igualdade racial e pela democracia. Porém, como um homem negro e gay, Rustin enfrentou uma dupla marginalização, sendo muitas vezes apagado da narrativa do movimento pelos direitos civis.
Hace 5 días · At the time, Rustin worked for The Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), an interracial civil rights organization. In this article, Rustin critiqued the role that violence played in society and discussed how pacifism and racial justice intersect.
Hace 4 días · In this oral history Bayard Rustin offers his opinion about why the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, held on August 28, 1963, was a success. Rustin was an organizer of the march along with many others, including A. Philip Randolph, an African-American labor leader.
Hace 3 días · One of the most important leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, Bayard Rustin was a consistent advocate for Israel and a determined opponent of anti-Semitism. Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Rustin moved to Harlem in his early twenties.
Hace 5 días · Erasmus Hall Educational Complex in Flatbush Less visible from the outside is the original wooden clapboard school building that dates to 1786, which still exists inside the high school...
Hace 5 días · What do you really know about the life and legacy of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks? Gwen Ifill talks with biographer Jeanne Theoharis, whose book 'The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks' offers a complex portrait of the woman best known for refusing to give up her seat on an Alabama bus in 1955.
