1. Bayard Rustin and the Civil Rights Movement
... for Freedom that was organized by Rustin and A. Philip Randolph on May 17, 1957 that was supported by the president of the NAACP, Roy Wilkins as a way to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision that ended segregation in the public schools. Also seen at this event was the "Give Us The Ballot" Speech given by Dr. King that called for ... the political portion of the labor movement as well as the economic portion of the labor movement. In 1972, Rustin, with the support of the AFL-CIO labor union, founded and became the director of the A. Philip Ra...
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