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4 days ago · Bayard Rustin (/ ˈ b aɪ. ər d / BY-ərd; March 17, 1912 – August 24, 1987) was an American political activist, a 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.
Jun 22, 2024 · “Rustin” is a Netflix biopic produced by Barack and Michelle Obama. Bayard Rustin, the underappreciated black 1960s civil rights activist, certainly deserves an ambitious film about...
5 days ago · EXCLUSIVE: Rustin and A Man In Full star Aml Ameen is leading feature thriller Killing of a Nation, about political unrest and crime in Haiti. Also starring are Jimmy Jean-Louis (Heroes), Aïssa Maïga (Russian Dolls), O-T Fagbenle (The Handmaid’s Tale), Amaury Nolasco (Prison Break), Ayoola Ayolola (The Chosen), Jairo Ordoñez (Sound of Freedom), Grainger Hines (Dr. Death) …
4 days ago · 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.
4 days ago · 'Rustin' Academy Conversation with George C. Wolfe (Director & Producer), Bruce Cohen, p.g.a, (Producer), Tonia Davis, p.g.a (Producer), and Branford Marsal...
- 12 min
- Oscars
6 days ago · Bayard Rustin was a gay civil rights activist who was particularly passionate about racial equality. He helped to organize the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, of which Martin Luther King Jr. was a president, and which influenced the civil rights movement.
Jul 9, 2024 · Most likely do not know it was a gay, Black man — Bayard Rustin — who was the key organizer and director of the march. Rustin was born in Pennsylvania in 1912 to a teenage mother.
