1. Bayard Rustin and the Civil Rights Movement
... in 1953 on sodomy charges that led to his firing from the Fellowship of Reconciliation and prior to his involvement in the War Resisters League as well as bringing attention to his sexuality, in which homosexuality was against the law during the 1950s until its revocation in 2003. During his time with the War Resisters League, Rustin had also advised Dr. King ... the US Constitution. In the following year, Rustin and Dr. King had begun preparations to create the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. There were some concerns from African-American leaders that Rustin's sexuality and h...
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