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Bayard Rustin: The Man Behind the March on Washington (2021)
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Length:
70 minutes
Released:
Jan 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Bayard Rustin, the man behind the March on Washington, was one of the most consequential architects of the civil rights movement you may never have heard of. Rustin imagined how nonviolent civil resistance could be used to dismantle segregation in the United States. He organized around the idea for years and eventually introduced it to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But his identity as a gay man made him a target, obscured his rightful status and made him feel forced to choose, again and again, which aspect of his identity was most important.
Released:
Jan 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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