Bayard Rustin Quotes
To be afraid is to behave as if the truth were not true
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| Birth: | 17th March, 1912 |
| Death: | 24th August, 1987 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Leader |
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Bayard Rustin was an American leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, pacifism and non violence, and gay rights. In 1932, Rustin entered Wilberforce University, a historically black college HBCU in Ohio operated by the AME Church. As a student at Wilberforce, Rustin was active in a number of campus organizations, including the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
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