1. Bayard Rustin and the Civil Rights Movement
... Rustin was a powerful man with such a powerful political philosophy that the leadership at the time had begun to constrict him. Other historians have argued that the main reason why Rustin was written out of the history books is because he stayed true to a social agenda that had benefited all groups who were oppressed at the time that the civil rights movement had grown to be politically narrow. Other ... historians have stated that the fact that Rustin was gay at a time that homosexuality ... non-violent action to allow for interstate transportation in light of the Irene Morgan decisi...
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