1. Bayard Rustin and the Civil Rights Movement
... a member of the gay community, Rustin devoted the rest of his life to promoting Civil Rights for gays in which he had testified in front of committees, received support from members of the New York City Council as well as speaking at rallies for the cause in support of a gay rights bill in which became the model for gay right bills across the country. Rustin was still Director of the A. Philip Randolph Institute at the time and ... he had continued to be a supporter of the gay rights movement until he had died ... ...
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