num_pages: 592
description: One of the most important figures of the American civil rights movement, Bayard Rustin taught Martin Luther King Jr. the methods of Gandhi, spearheaded the 1963 March on Washington, and helped bring the struggle of African Americans to the forefront of a nation's consciousness. But despite his incontrovertibly integral role in the movement, the openly gay Rustin is not the household name that many of his activist contemporaries are. In exploring history's Lost Prophet, acclaimed historian John D'Emilio explains why Rustin's influence was minimized by his peers and why his brilliant strategies were not followed, or were followed by those he never meant to help.
language: English
title: Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin
titlecomplete: Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin
genres: Biography, Social Justice, LGBT, Queer, Race, American History, African American, Nonfiction, History, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 731
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Stonewall Book Award
category: Non-Fiction, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Randy Shilts Award
category: Gay Nonfiction, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Biography, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Nonfiction
publisher: University of Chicago Press