Making Contact: Giving Bayard Rustin his flowers

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Tue, 02/17/2026 - 5:30pm to 6:00pm

 

On today's show, we take a look at the life and legacy of a central organizer of the March on Washington, Bayard Rustin.

Rustin was an openly gay civil rights leader and a trusted advisor to labor leader A. Phillip Randolph and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

This show first aired in June 2021. 

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