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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San Francisco :
City Lights Books,
[2019]
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Table of Contents:
- Out of the shadows
- One big family
- Steal away
- A determination to be the best
- We were rebellious
- The power of nonviolence
- Nonviolent direct action
- War is wrong
- "You don't have to ride Jim Crow"
- Jim Crow army
- Chains
- A reputation in the field
- Bayard's problem
- The Montgomery Improvement Association
- From the courts to community action
- Outcast
- Mr. March-on-Washington
- "I have a dream"
- Negroes are lying dead in the street
- We will try our best to carry on
- Fighting for all
- Let freedom ring
- Things to think about
- Important events in Bayard Rustin's life.