In 1963 Bayard Rustin, a political activist is influenced by the speeches, thoughts and actions of Martin Luther King. When given the task of organizing and coordinating a freedom march of around ...

In 1949, a five-part series in the New York Post, entitled “22 Days on a Chain Gang,” compellingly documented the day-to-day grind experienced by men being held in a North Carolina prison.

Although Bayard Rustin was one of the most important leaders of the American civil rights movement from the advent of its modern period in the 1950s until well into the 1980s, his name was seldom ...

Count yourself lucky to be able to recount the activism done by Bayard Rustin. The National Civil Rights Museum’s new exhibit, “Speaking Truth to Power: The Life of Bayard Rustin,” lays out an ...

HARRISBURG–The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently adopted a resolution introduced by state Rep. Andre D. Carroll, D-Phila., that designates March 17, 2025, as “Bayard Rustin Day ...