Bayard Rustin

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LGBT rights activist civil rights activist human pacifist political organizer

Bayard Rustin was an influential American civil rights strategist, pacifist, and organizer best known for his behind-the-scenes leadership in the movement, including orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.

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Statements (72)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	LGBT rights activist → civil rights activist → human → pacifist → political organizer →
adopted	Walter Naegle →
advisorTo	Martin Luther King Jr. →
advocated	LGBT rights → economic justice → nonviolent direct action → racial integration →
arrestedFor	participating in civil disobedience against segregation → refusing military service during World War II →
awardReceived	Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights → Presidential Medal of Freedom →
causeOfDeath	cardiac arrest →
collaboratedWith	A. Philip Randolph → Ella Baker → James Farmer → Martin Luther King Jr. → Roy Wilkins →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1912-03-17 →
dateOfDeath	1987-08-24 →
educatedAt	Cheyney State Teachers College → Wilberforce University →
employer	A. Philip Randolph Institute → Fellowship of Reconciliation → War Resisters League →
ethnicity	African American →
familyName	Rustin →
fullName	Bayard Taylor Rustin →
gender	male →
givenName	Bayard →
honoredBy	Barack Obama →
imprisonedAt	Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary →
influenced	American civil rights strategy → Martin Luther King Jr. → Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee →
influencedBy	A. J. Muste → Mahatma Gandhi →
knownFor	organizing the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom → strategic leadership in the American civil rights movement →
memberOf	Congress of Racial Equality → Fellowship of Reconciliation → Socialist Party of America → War Resisters League →
movement	American civil rights movement → nonviolence movement → peace movement →
notableEvent	chief organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom →
notableWork	advising Martin Luther King Jr. on nonviolent tactics → organizing the 1941 March on Washington Movement (planned) with A. Philip Randolph → organizing the 1947 Journey of Reconciliation →
occupation	activist → organizer → public speaker → writer →
partner	Walter Naegle →
placeOfBirth	West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States →
placeOfDeath	New York City, New York, United States →
politicalIdeology	democratic socialism → social democracy →
positionHeld	executive director of the A. Philip Randolph Institute →
presidentialMedalOfFreedomYear	2013 →
religion	Protestantism → Quakerism →
residence	New York City, New York, United States →
sexualOrientation	gay →
subjectOf	documentary "Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin" → film "Rustin" (2023) →
wrote	From Protest to Politics: The Future of the Civil Rights Movement →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Congress of Racial Equality → Southern Christian Leadership Conference →	foundedBy
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom → Poor People’s Campaign →	organizedBy
Bayard Rustin ("Rustin") →	familyName
Bayard Rustin ("Bayard Taylor Rustin") →	fullName
Groton School ("Bayard Rustin (attended briefly)") →	hasAlumni
American civil rights movement →	keyFigure
SCLC →	keyPerson
Colman Domingo ("Rustin") →	notableWork
Selma to Montgomery marches →	participant
Colman Domingo ("Rustin") →	workOn