Bayard Rustin
American civil rights activist (1912-1987) · United States · On the map · Activists · Died at 75
Bayard Rustin was an American political activist and prominent leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights. Rustin was the principal organizer of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963.
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2015VH1 Trailblazer HonorsAward2013Labor Hall of HonorAwardPresidential Medal of FreedomAward1987Died24 August 19871965War Resisters League Peace AwardAward1912Born17 March 1912
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Mahatma Gandhi Influenced Bayard
A. Philip Randolph Influenced Bayard
A. J. Muste Influenced Bayard
Martin Luther King Jr. Co-founded Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Ralph Abernathy Co-founded Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Fred Shuttlesworth Co-founded Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Joseph Lowery Co-founded Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Thurgood Marshall Influenced by Bayard
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Rustin's Bureau of Prisons mugshot c. 1944
Leaders of the March on Washington posing in front of the statue of Abraham Lincoln on August 28, 1963
Rustin and Cleveland Robinson of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 7, 1963
Rustin, 1963
Rustin speaks with civil rights activists before a demonstration, 1964.
Walter Naegle & Robt Seda-Schreiber with Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously by President Barack Obama to Bayard Rustin.Awards
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Country
United States
Category
Activists
Type
Activist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 1987 · aged 75
