Just watched “Boycott” last night on GMT. Glad they included Rustin. He’s an often forgotten/ignored but HUGELY important player in the civil rights movement of the 50s and 60s.
Also, I love knowhomo! Queer history daily.
LGBTQ* People You Should Know
Bayard Rustin - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s strategist and adviser. Rustin ran and organized the largest non-violent protest in the United States of America.
Rustin was also openly gay.
(video from the documentary OUT OF THE PAST. For another post on Rustin, click HERE.)
Reblogged from -KNOW Homo-
