Unstoppable - How Bayard Rustin Organized the 1963 March on Washington

"Bayard Rustin was a troublemaker. He spent his life disrupting racism and prejudice with nonviolent direct action. He organized protests against war, nuclear weapons, racial segregation and discrimination. He was a friend and mentor to Martin Luther King Jr., and he was unapologetically gay and Black. When Bayard and his mentor, A. Philip Randolph, set out to organize the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Bayard was targeted by those who wished to see the movement fail. But Bayard Rustin would not be stopped. With the support of Dr. King and future congressman John Lewis, Bayard organized the largest protest in civil rights history--

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Michael G. Long, illustrated by Bea Jackson

Product details

• Authors: Michael Long, Michael G Long, Michael G. Long
• Assisted by: Bea Jackson (Illustration)
• Publisher: Little Bee Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.05.2023
• EAN: 9781499812060
• ISBN: 978-1-4998-1206-0
• No. of pages: 40
• Dimensions: 286 mm x 225 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 440 g
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics