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Known as the American Gandhi, Rustin is credited with helping to mold the younger King into an international symbol of nonviolence, and with organizing the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom - the largest protest America had ever seen. Despite these achievements, Rustin was silenced, threatened and fired from leadership positions - sometimes because of his uncompromising political beliefs, but more often for being an openly gay man in a fiercely homophobic era.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 22:00:01 +0000

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