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Bayard Rustin: American Dreamer (The African American History Series)
Bayard Rustin American Dreamer - The African American History Series Author:Jerald Podair Bayard Rustin was a unique 20th-century American radical voice. A homosexual, World War II draft resister, and ex-communist, Rustin made enormous contributions to the civil rights, socialist, labor, peace, and gay rights movements in the United States, despite being viewed as an _outsider_ by fellow activists. Author Jerold Podair also includes ... more »excerpts from Rustin's writings, speeches, letters, and statements, allowing the reader to gain firsthand interaction with one of the most important civil rights leaders_and one of the most important radical leaders_in 20th-century American history.« less