And he was gay and open about it, which had everything to do with why he remained in the background and is little known today in comparison to other leaders of the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the principal organizer of the landmark 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Episode Notesįrom Eric Marcus : Bayard Rustin was a key behind-the-scenes leader of the black civil rights movement-a proponent of nonviolent protest, a mentor to Dr. Credit: Photo courtesy of Walter Naegle/Estate of Bayard Rustin. Bayard Rustin (right) and Walter Naegle, 1986.
