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100 1 _aD'Emilio, John.
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245 1 0 _aLost prophet :
_bthe life and times of Bayard Rustin /
_cJohn D'Emilio.
260 _aNew York :
_bFree Press,
_cc2003.
300 _avi, 568 p.
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [539]-546) and index.
520 _aOne 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
600 1 0 _aRustin, Bayard, 1912-1987.
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650 0 _aAfrican Americans
_vBiography.
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650 0 _aCivil rights workers
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
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650 0 _aAfrican American pacifists
_vBiography.
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650 0 _aAfrican Americans
_xCivil rights
_xHistory
_y20th century.
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650 0 _aCivil rights movements
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century.
_915849
650 0 _aNonviolence
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century.
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