Bayard Rustin

Bayard Rustin was a prominent civil rights leader who played a crucial role in advocating for social justice in the mid-20th century. He is best known for organizing the 1963 March on Washington, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. Rustin believed in nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience as effective means to challenge racial segregation and inequality. Despite facing discrimination as a gay man, he worked tirelessly for civil rights, emphasizing the importance of intersectionality in the struggle for justice. His contributions have been fundamental in shaping modern civil rights movements.