Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin. A Film by Nancy Kates and Bennett Singer. During his 60-year career as an activist, Rustin formulated many of the strategies that propelled the civil rights movement. But his open sexuality forced him to remain in the background, making him the 'brother outsider.'
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During his 60-year career as an activist, Bayard Rustin formulated many of the strategies that propelled the civil rights movement. But his open homosexuality forced him to remain in the background, making him the 'brother outsider.'

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Rustin and Martin Luther King, Jr. at the March on Washington
Rustin's Legacy

Rustin organized the 1963 March on Washington that culminated in King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Learn more about his legacy of protest and the making of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. >

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Rustin's Work

Read original essays by Bayard Rustin and listen to recordings of Rustin's speeches and songs, including his famous 1962 debate with Malcolm X. >

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Photo credits: (1) Courtesy of the Estate of Bayard Rustin (2) Photo by Bill Scott (3) Courtesy of the Estate of Bayard Rustin