Troublemaker for justice : the story of Bayard Rustin, the man behind the March on Washington /

Troublemaker for justice : the story of Bayard Rustin, the man behind the March on Washington /

"Bayard Rustin believed that every human being deserves respect and dignity. As a child he was taught that we all have a duty to stand up to prejudice and discrimination, and that conflict must be resolved through peaceful, nonviolent means. And so, Bayard began to peacefully resist--in high sc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Houtman, Jacqueline (Author), Naegle, Walter (Author), Long, Michael G. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : City Lights Books, [2019]
Subjects:
Rustin, Bayard, > 1912-1987 > Juvenile literature.
Rustin, Bayard, > 1912-1987.
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom > (1963 : > Washington, D.C.) > Juvenile literature.
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
1900-1999
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American civil rights workers > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers.
African American civil rights workers.
African Americans > Biography.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > History > 20th century.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme noirs américains > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Noirs américains > Droits > Histoire > 20e siècle > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
HISTORY / United States / General.
African Americans > Civil rights.
Civil rights movements.
Race relations.
Civil rights workers > Juvenile literature.
African American civil rights workers > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Civil rights > Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements > Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements > United States.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire > 20e siècle > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
United States.
United States > Race relations > Juvenile literature.
United States > Race relations.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.
Juvenile works.
Young adult non-fiction.
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Summary:"Bayard Rustin believed that every human being deserves respect and dignity. As a child he was taught that we all have a duty to stand up to prejudice and discrimination, and that conflict must be resolved through peaceful, nonviolent means. And so, Bayard began to peacefully resist--in high school he was arrested for sitting in the "whites only" section of his hometown movie theater--no matter the consequences. Bayard Rustin grew up to become one of the key figures of the American Civil Rights Movement. He was a mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., teaching him the philosophy and techniques of nonviolent direct action. In 1963, he organized the March on Washington, one of America's most historic protest marches. And yet, he is absent from most history books, in large part because he was openly gay. This biography traces Bayard's lifetime of activism and highlights his fearless commitment to justice and equality for all"--
Item Description:First published in 2014 in a limited edition produced by Quaker Press of Friends General Conference as Bayard Rustin: the invisible activist.
The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:xi, 160 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Audience:Age: 13.
Grade 7 to 8.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-152) and index.
ISBN:9780872867659
087286765X
9781725414525
172541452X