Description
Bayard Rustin dedicated his life to helping others–fighting injustices and discriminations–so that people could live as one. Protesting segregation long before there was a civil rights movement, he often was arrested for his beliefs and actions. As a nonviolent activist, Bayard made his mark working alongside many African American leaders, notably A. Philip Randolph and Martin Luther King, Jr. As an organizer, Bayard was largely responsible for bringing people together to walk for freedom and jobs in Washington, D.C., on that memorable summer day, August 28, 1963. With style and careful attention to history, Larry Dane Brimner captures a story of passion, courage, and triumph through Bayard’s own words and archival photographs in this Jane Addams Children’s Book Award winner.
A look at the passion and courage of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin.
Calkins Creek Books
Juvenile Nonfiction
Social Science
Edition: Politics & Government, Juvenile Nonfiction
Keywords: Social Science
