1963:
Senator Strom Thurmond attempts to derail the Civil Rights March on
Washington by accusing March organizer Bayard Rustin of being a Communist and
a "pervert." Thurmond failed, and in August, more than 250,000 people converged
on the nation's capital to demand jobs and freedom for African-Americans.
The Baiting of Bayard Rustin
Source: Miller Image: Library of Congress
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