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PBS Premiere:
BROTHER
OUTSIDER. THE LIFE OF BAYARD RUSTIN
(1912-1987)
a crusader for justice
a disciple of Gandhi
a mentor to MLKing
an openly gay man
Also:
Fellowship of Reconciliation Race Relations Secretary,
1941-1953
Spent 28 months in Prison as a Conscientious Objector in WWII
Organized first Freedom Ride (1947) sponsored by FOR and CORE
Organized March on Washington (1963)
WRL Executive Director, 1953-1955
Chairman of Social Democrats USA
A.Philip Randolph Institute President
Died at age of 75 in 1987
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Bayard
Rustin: Trouble I've Seen - biography by Jervis Anderson ($21.95)
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