Bayard Rustin

Bayard Rustin was a leading organizer and activist for the civil-rights and peace movements. He was a close adviser to Martin Luther King Jr. and one of the main organizers for the 1963 March on Washington.

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How the Civil-Rights Movement Aimed to End Poverty
“A Freedom Budget for All Americans” proposed spending billions of federal dollars to provide jobs and basic welfare to all citizens.
A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin
April 2, 2018
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Are Blacks Better Off Today?
Bayard Rustin
October 1, 1984

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How the Civil-Rights Movement Aimed to End Poverty

Are Blacks Better Off Today?