As an adolescent, Bayard Rustin had many virtues.
He was smart: He served as his high school valedictorian.
He was respectful: After tackling opponents as an offensive lineman on his high school team, he would help them up and recite a line of poetry.
In 2013, President Barack Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Rustin, who died in 1987.
Sixty years after the march, the biopic “Rustin” aims to give this visionary his due.
Persons:
Bayard Rustin, Rustin, Barack Obama, “ Rustin ”, George C, Wolfe, “, ” Wolfe
Organizations:
Black, Jobs, Civil, National Center for Civil, Rights
Locations:
Washington, Atlanta