... States history. He had used Gandhi's tactics of nonviolence by introducing it to the American civil rights movement, while at the same time, bringing Martin Luther King, Jr. to the forefront as the focal point for nonviolence and peace. Despite the achievements that Rustin had accomplished during his career ... civil rights movement yet been so penalized by it" 5. Although Rustin struggles with the political and spiritual consequences of his homosexuality, his biographer John D'Emilio states that Rustin had remained "unusually open" about it. The first contribution that Bayard Rustin had ...

• Word Count: 1949
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Graduate