Rustin

[ ruhs-tin ]

noun

1. Bay·ard [bey, -erd], 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.

Example Sentences

Bayard Rustin spent six months studying nonviolence in the country.

From Los Angeles Times

Queer people such as Bayard Rustin, Pauli Murray and Kiyoshi Kuromiya played important roles in the civil rights movement.

From Los Angeles Times

What becomes of the civil rights movement if Bayard Rustin isn’t there to mentor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the principles of nonviolence or organize the March on Washington?

From Los Angeles Times

In addition to Eckstein, there were trailblazers such as Pauli Murray, Bayard Rustin, Cleo Bonner, Pat “Dubby” Walker and James Baldwin, to name a few.

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Until last year, most Americans probably hadn’t heard of Bayard Rustin.

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