A name not as widely recognized, however, is that of Bayard Rustin, the chief organizer of the march, King's mentor and an openly gay, African American civil rights advocate. Through the use of ...

Its author was none other than Bayard Rustin, the civil rights leader—and later one of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.’s top confidants. “As I lay in bed for a few last minutes’ rest ...

Andre D. Carroll, D-Phila., that designates March 17, 2025, as “Bayard Rustin Day” in Pennsylvania. On Wednesday, leaders from the Chester County History Center (CCHC) traveled to the ...

Bayard Rustin ... pronounced influence. Rustin and A. Philip Randolph were co-architects of the 1963 March On Washington for Jobs and Freedom — where King gave his famous “I Have a Dream ...

His name has gained wider recognition in more recent decades, but civil rights activist and organizer Bayard Rustin has long deserved a much more respected place in the history of the Civil Rights ...

It was during my deep dive into the life of a man who had become the most famous symbol for social justice that I came across Bayard Rustin, a lesser-known activist than King but critical ...

It is long past time they were put on a pedestal. Article takes closer look at much larger role civil rights strategist Bayard Rustin played in organizing 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and ...

The movie “Rustin” has finally shone a proper spotlight on the life and crucial work of civil rights pioneer Bayard Rustin ... was West Chester’s most famous son, thanks to his eminent ...

I was named after Bayard Rustin, an African-American civil rights ... and I wrote my favorite of their quotes in the margins of my notebooks, so that when I was in need of inspiration, I was ...

“It’s very important for me, especially after a film like Rustin, that [Bayard Rustin] is pulled out of the shadows of history, and he’s taken his rightful place in the center of his own story.

Domingo plays Bayard Rustin, the civil rights activist and master planner behind 1963's March on Washington. By Zoe G. Phillips Colman Domingo shared this week what former President Barack Obama ...