Time on Two Crosses: The Collected Writings of Bayard Rustin - Couverture souple

Rustin, Bayard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1573441740 ISBN 13 : 9781573441742

Editeur : Cleis Press, 2003

Synopsis

The writings of the openly gay advisor to Martin Luther King cover five decades of important insights into Gandhi's influence on African-Americans, white supremacists in Congress, the anti-war movement, and the assassination of MLK. Original.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Bayard Rustin, the openly-gay African Americancivil rights organiser, is widely acclaimed as thefounding father of modern black protest, havingtaught Martin Luther King, Jr. strategies ofnon-violence during the Montgomery Bus Boycott,thereby launching the birth of the Civil RightsMovement, as well as organising the 1963 March onWashington. Throughout his extraordinary life,however, his open homosexuality was a point ofcontention among black church leaders, includingKing himself. This is an extraordinary showcase ofthe writings of this pioneer of two movements.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cleis Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1573441740
• ISBN 13: 9781573441742
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 350
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible