| City Lights is proud to announce the release of Published on the centennial of his birth, and in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, here is Bayard Rustin's life story told in his own words.
Bayard Rustin has been called the "lost prophet" of the civil rights movement, a master strategist and organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, and a deeply influential figure in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. Despite these achievements, Rustin often remained in the background, largely because he was an openly gay man in a fiercely homophobic era.
Here is a collection of over 150 of Rustin's letters including correspondence with the major progressives of his day, Eleanor Holmes Norton, A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins, Ella Baker, and of course, Martin Luther King, Jr. Bayard Rustin's ability to chart the path "from protest to politics" is timely: As the Occupy movement ushers America into a pivotal election year, and as politicians and citizens re-assess their goals, these letters offer insights on the groundwork that led to one of America's most transformative and historic social movements.
"Rustin was a life-long agitator for justice. He changed America and the world for the better. This collection of his letters makes his life and his passions come vividly alive, and helps restore him to history, a century after his birth. I Must Resist makes for inspiring reading." — John D'Emilio, author of Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin Events in NY, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, Baltimore, San Francisco, Oakland. Schedule here. | ISBN-13 9780872865785
List Price $19.95 | Buy it online for 30% off the cover price at www.citylights.com |
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