TY  - BOOK
AU  - D'Emilio,John
TI  - Lost prophet: the life and times of Bayard Rustin 
SN  - 0684827808
AV  - E185.97.R93 D46 2003
U1  - 323/.092B 21
PY  - 2003///
CY  - New York
PB  - Free Press
KW  - Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987.
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Biography
KW  - Civil rights workers
KW  - United States
KW  - African American pacifists
KW  - Civil rights
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Civil rights movements
KW  - Nonviolence
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [539]-546) and index
N2  - One of the most important figures of the American civil rights movement, Bayard Rustin taught Martin Luther King Jr. the methods of Gandhi, spearheaded the 1963 March on Washington, and helped bring the struggle of African Americans to the forefront of a nation's consciousness. But despite his incontrovertibly integral role in the movement, the openly gay Rustin is not the household name that many of his activist contemporaries are. In exploring history's Lost Prophet, acclaimed historian John D'Emilio explains why Rustin's influence was minimized by his peers and why his brilliant strategies were not followedor were followed by those he never meant to help

ER  -