President Obama must have read my status about Bayard Rustin, as - TopicsExpress



          

President Obama must have read my status about Bayard Rustin, as the White House announced today that he will receive a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom (along with, among others, Gloria Steinem, Sally Ride, Oprah Winfrey, and . . . Bill Clinton?) "Bayard Rustin was an unyielding activist for civil rights, dignity, and equality for all. An advisor to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., he promoted nonviolent resistance, participated in one of the first Freedom Rides, organized the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and fought tirelessly for marginalized communities at home and abroad. As an openly gay African American, Mr. Rustin stood at the intersection of several of the fights for equal rights."
Posted on: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 22:05:03 +0000

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