Bayard Rustin

Familiar names such as MLK, FDR, Wilberforce University appear in this week's episode about a figure who you may not know a lot if anything, about. Becca and Rebecca remember Bayard Rustin, a black American leader for civil rights, gay rights, and pacifism.

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If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:

• Civil Rights Biography: https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/rustin-bayard
• AFL-CIO Biography: https://aflcio.org/about/history/labor-history-people/bayard-rustin
• Bayard Rustin, The Man Behind the March: https://www.npr.org/2021/02/22/970292302/remembering-bayard-rustin-the-man-behind-the-march-on-washington
• National Park Service - The Places of Bayard Rustin: https://www.nps.gov/articles/the-places-of-bayard-rustin.htm
• 1979 interview with Bayard Rustin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grSbGG8uM-0
• 1962 debate between Bayard Rustin and Malcolm X: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdbQKjr9Bu4 (clip from Brother Outsider)
• The Unsung Hero of the Civil Rights Movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJcUnXTaCgU
• Union Solidarity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z66EZVtW_Q
• Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin by John D’Emilio

Brother Outsider documentary website: http://rustin.org/

 

You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl

Edited and Produced by: Canden Arciniega Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero