Faith column: Remembering Bayard Rustin in the fight for civil rights
While preparing for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I stumbled across Bayard Rustin, a lesser-known activist critical to the ...
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MLK might not have been Catholic, but his social beliefs and practices were
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deserves to have his legacy of non-violence, love and justice recalled in the context of ...
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4 big accomplishments of the 1963 March on Washington
The event is most famous for the "I Have a Dream" speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to ... Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, read their demands ...
No man can do it alone. 3 men behind MLK's nonviolent fight for justice | Opinon
Insight into Benjamin E. Mays, Howard Thurman, and Bayard Rustin can help develop a better appreciation of Dr. Martin Luther ...
It’s easier to celebrate a dead MLK than face the injustice that shaped him | Opinion
Every year the nation pauses, reflects and commemorates the impact and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. In truth, King's ...
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Anoka’s Anna Arnold Hedgeman, the only woman on the March on Washington planning committee
Hedgeman urged the male members of the march's planning committee to have a woman speaker, but they initially refused.
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It’s easier to celebrate a dead MLK than face the injustice that shaped him | Opinion
March on Washington a rallying cry against American apartheid After careful planning by Bayard Rustin, the call went ... the National Mall at the Lincoln Memorial, 250,000 strong.
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Why Martin Luther King Jr. Day Will Look a Little Different This Year
Philip Randolph and King’s one-time mentor Bayard Rustin. On August 28 ... an estimated 250,000 people in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial. It remains one of the largest peaceful ...