"Martin Luther King, with whom I worked very closely, became very distressed when a number of the ministers working for him wanted him to dismiss me from his staff because of my homosexuality."

Staff

From

Activist

Added on

About Bayard Rustin

Bayard Rustin was an American civil rights activist and strategist who helped organize the 1963 March on Washington. He was also a prominent advocate of nonviolence, labor rights, and human rights.

Born:

Died:

View all quotes from Bayard Rustin