Collection: Activism Then & Now
Bayard Rustin at March on Washington
The March on Washington for civil and economic rights for African Americans was held on August 28, 1963. Bayard Rustin, who organized the milestone event, was a gay man who later became a leader for LGBTQ civil rights. The civil rights movement of the ’60s was a major influence on the LGBTQ rights movement. Photograph from Library of Congress DIG-ppmsca-35538 World-Telegram. Photo by Orlando Fernandez.
