How Did Bayard Rustin Influence The Civil Rights Movement
Bayard Rustin
In the 1960s, many civil rights activists fought for equal rights against segregation. Northerns also fought for equal rights, even though they already had equal rights. Bayard Rustin played an important part in the civil right movement. Bayard Rustin made the country better with his part in the civil rights movement.
Bayard Rustin was born on March 17, 1912 to Florence Rustin and Archie Hopkins. He was born into a fairly wealthy family and he was the youngest of 9 kids. He was raised by his grandparents, Julia and Janifer Rustin. He always believed that his grandparents were his parents and he thought his mother was actually his older sister. In 1932 he entered Wilberforce University in Ohio and in 1936 was expelled …show more content…
after organizing a strike. Then he applied to Cheyney State Teachers College in Pennsylvania. Both schools were black schools. After a year, he went to NYC and entered the City College of NY(biography.com). He earned a music scholarships from his collages. Part of that because he was in a band and sang. Rustin’s voice was on a few albums on “Fellow Records”(Haskins).
After he finished college he started to dislike the segregation rules.
His political philosophy was inspired by the Quaker Religion, since his grandma was a Quaker, and the theory of non-violent protest(Haskins). Rustin started to join anti-segregation groups where they planned marches and protest. One of his group leaders put him and two other people in charge of organizing the March on Washington. That is where King Jr. made his “I have a dream” speech. The three men that were chosen to walk to the White House, speak with President Roosevelt in the Oval Office and tell him about segregation. The three men persuaded Roosevelt and he passed a bill that made segregation illegal. Later on, Rustin went to California and was part of a protest to save the properties of over 120,000 Japanese-Americans. In 1942, he boarded a bus in Louisville, headed for Nashville, and sat in the second row. A number of drivers asked him to move to the back, but Rustin refused. The bus was stopped by police 13 miles north of Nashville and Rustin was arrested. He was beaten and taken to the police station, but was released uncharged. In 1953 he was also arrested on a morals charge for publicly engaging in homosexual activity and was sent to jail for 60 days. However, he continued to live as an openly gay
man(rustin.org).
Bayard Rustin was friends and worked with King Jr. and Malcolm X. They did speeches together(biography.com). During the Civil Rights Movement, Rustin boycotted on public schools for being segregated. The boycott lasted one day and after the day, the school started accepting blacks. One thing Rustin believed in was the working class. He believed in the group of people who worked for money and strived to survive with the pay they get from working at their jobs. When NY was having a meeting for the Gay Rights Bill, Rustin was there. He wanted it to be passed because he was gay. After the bill was signed, he gave a speech to a group of people. The speech was “The New Niggers Are Gay”. He was proud to be homosexual and wasn't embarrassed about it. Rustin was married to a white male who was 30 years younger then him. The year that they got married is unknown because gay marriage was not allowed in the 1900s(Haskins).
Bayard Rustin died on August 24, 1987 of a perforated appendix. Before his life came to an end he said, “The principal factors which influenced my life are 1) non-violent tactics 2) constitutional means 3) democratic procedures 4) respect for human personality and 5) a belief that all people are one.” Bayard Rustin faded from the well known civil rights leaders list. He was active behind the scenes. Several building were named after Rustin. In 2013 Obama awarded Rustin the “Presidential Medal of Freedom” (highest award in the US) and Obama gave the award to Naegle because they were close friends before Rustin had died(biography.com).
Bayard Rustin made the country better with his part in the civil rights movement. In this essay you just had learned about Bayard Rustin and his part in the civil right movement. He dedicated his life to protest against discrimination.
In the 1960s, many civil rights activists fought for equal rights against segregation. Northerns also fought for equal rights, even though they already had equal rights. Bayard Rustin played an important part in the civil right movement. Bayard Rustin made the country better with his part in the civil rights movement.
Bayard Rustin was born on March 17, 1912 to Florence Rustin and Archie Hopkins. He was born into a fairly wealthy family and he was the youngest of 9 kids. He was raised by his grandparents, Julia and Janifer Rustin. He always believed that his grandparents were his parents and he thought his mother was actually his older sister. In 1932 he entered Wilberforce University in Ohio and in 1936 was expelled …show more content…
after organizing a strike. Then he applied to Cheyney State Teachers College in Pennsylvania. Both schools were black schools. After a year, he went to NYC and entered the City College of NY(biography.com). He earned a music scholarships from his collages. Part of that because he was in a band and sang. Rustin’s voice was on a few albums on “Fellow Records”(Haskins).
After he finished college he started to dislike the segregation rules.
His political philosophy was inspired by the Quaker Religion, since his grandma was a Quaker, and the theory of non-violent protest(Haskins). Rustin started to join anti-segregation groups where they planned marches and protest. One of his group leaders put him and two other people in charge of organizing the March on Washington. That is where King Jr. made his “I have a dream” speech. The three men that were chosen to walk to the White House, speak with President Roosevelt in the Oval Office and tell him about segregation. The three men persuaded Roosevelt and he passed a bill that made segregation illegal. Later on, Rustin went to California and was part of a protest to save the properties of over 120,000 Japanese-Americans. In 1942, he boarded a bus in Louisville, headed for Nashville, and sat in the second row. A number of drivers asked him to move to the back, but Rustin refused. The bus was stopped by police 13 miles north of Nashville and Rustin was arrested. He was beaten and taken to the police station, but was released uncharged. In 1953 he was also arrested on a morals charge for publicly engaging in homosexual activity and was sent to jail for 60 days. However, he continued to live as an openly gay
man(rustin.org).
Bayard Rustin was friends and worked with King Jr. and Malcolm X. They did speeches together(biography.com). During the Civil Rights Movement, Rustin boycotted on public schools for being segregated. The boycott lasted one day and after the day, the school started accepting blacks. One thing Rustin believed in was the working class. He believed in the group of people who worked for money and strived to survive with the pay they get from working at their jobs. When NY was having a meeting for the Gay Rights Bill, Rustin was there. He wanted it to be passed because he was gay. After the bill was signed, he gave a speech to a group of people. The speech was “The New Niggers Are Gay”. He was proud to be homosexual and wasn't embarrassed about it. Rustin was married to a white male who was 30 years younger then him. The year that they got married is unknown because gay marriage was not allowed in the 1900s(Haskins).
Bayard Rustin died on August 24, 1987 of a perforated appendix. Before his life came to an end he said, “The principal factors which influenced my life are 1) non-violent tactics 2) constitutional means 3) democratic procedures 4) respect for human personality and 5) a belief that all people are one.” Bayard Rustin faded from the well known civil rights leaders list. He was active behind the scenes. Several building were named after Rustin. In 2013 Obama awarded Rustin the “Presidential Medal of Freedom” (highest award in the US) and Obama gave the award to Naegle because they were close friends before Rustin had died(biography.com).
Bayard Rustin made the country better with his part in the civil rights movement. In this essay you just had learned about Bayard Rustin and his part in the civil right movement. He dedicated his life to protest against discrimination.