Season 4: Episode 8: Bayard Rustin - a podcast by Eric Marcus

Bayard Rustin was a champion of the black civil rights movement—mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., organizer of the 1963 March on Washington. But because he was gay and out, he faced bigotry inside and outside the movement. The FBI and Sen. Strom Thurmond tried to destroy him. But he persisted.
Visit our episode webpage for background information, archival photos, and other resources.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Further episodes of Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive

Further podcasts by Eric Marcus

Website of Eric Marcus