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Trouble maker for justice : the story of Bayard Rustin, the man behind the March on Washington

Title: Trouble maker for justice : the story of Bayard Rustin, the man behind the March on Washington / Jacqueline Houtman, Walter Naegle, Michael G. Long.
Author: Houtman, Jacqueline
Publication: San Francisco : City Lights Books, [2019]

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Description

xi, 160 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"Bayard Rustin believed that every human being deserves respect and dignity. As a child he was taught that we all have a duty to stand up to prejudice and discrimination, and that conflict must be resolved through peaceful, nonviolent means. And so, Bayard began to peacefully resist--in high school he was arrested for sitting in the "whites only" section of his hometown movie theater--no matter the consequences. Bayard Rustin grew up to become one of the key figures of the American Civil Rights Movement. He was a mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., teaching him the philosophy and techniques of nonviolent direct action. In 1963, he organized the March on Washington, one of America's most historic protest marches. And yet, he is absent from most history books, in large part because he was openly gay. This biography traces Bayard's lifetime of activism and highlights his fearless commitment to justice and equality for all"--

Subject

Genre/Form

Biographies.
History.
Juvenile works.

Note

First published in 2014 in a limited edition produced by Quaker Press of Friends General Conference as Bayard Rustin: the invisible activist.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-152) and index.

Audience (note)

Age: 13.
Grade 7 to 8.

Contents

Out of the shadows -- One big family -- Steal away -- A determination to be the best -- We were rebellious -- The power of nonviolence -- Nonviolent direct action -- War is wrong -- "You don't have to ride Jim Crow" -- Jim Crow army -- Chains -- A reputation in the field -- Bayard's problem -- The Montgomery Improvement Association -- From the courts to community action -- Outcast -- Mr. March-on-Washington -- "I have a dream" -- Negroes are lying dead in the street -- We will try our best to carry on -- Fighting for all -- Let freedom ring -- Things to think about -- Important events in Bayard Rustin's life.

Call Number

Sc E 20-683

ISBN

9780872867659
087286765X

LCCN

2019018987

OCLC

1055915287

Author

Houtman, Jacqueline, author.

Title

Trouble maker for justice : the story of Bayard Rustin, the man behind the March on Washington / Jacqueline Houtman, Walter Naegle, Michael G. Long.

Publisher

San Francisco : City Lights Books, [2019]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Audience

Age: 13.

Grade 7 to 8.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-152) and index.

Chronological Term

1900-1999

Added Author

Naegle, Walter, author.

Long, Michael G., author.

Other Form:

Online version: Houtman, Jacqueline, author. Trouble maker for justice San Francisco : City Lights Books, [2019] 9780872867987 (DLC) 2019021919

Research Call Number

Sc E 20-683

JFE 20-2845

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