Bayard Rustin was the movement’s hidden architect—the strategist behind the March on Washington, the quiet genius who made nonviolence not just a philosophy but a logistics plan. An openly gay Black man at a time when both identities could exile you, Rustin carried the double weight of prejudice but never let it derail his work.
He trained King in Gandhian tactics, built coalitions across race and class, and insisted that civil rights had to be tied to labor rights and peace. For his truth-telling and queerness, he was often pushed into the shadows, but history keeps dragging him back into the light. Rustin proved revolutions aren’t only led by the loudest voices—they’re held together by visionaries who can map the future.
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