Lost prophet
Subtitle: the life and times of Bayard Rustin
By: John D'Emilio.
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 568
Subjects: Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987; African Americans -- Biography; African American civil rights workers -- Biography; African American pacifists -- Biography; African American gay men -- Biography; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century; Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Nonviolence -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Homosexuality -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Homophobia -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Genres: Biography.
Description: Examines the life of Bayard Rustin, the civil rights activist who organized the 1963 March on Washington, detailing his struggles as being openly gay and his campaigns for civil rights.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [539]-546) and index.