Tag: Bayard Rustin
Maryland School Will Be Named After Gay Civil Rights Leader Bayard Rustin
Proponents called the honor "a way to break stigma."
A new elementary school in Maryland will be named after gay civil rights legend Bayard Rustin. The Montgomery County Board of Education voted Thursday to name the school after Rustin by a 6-2 vote.
Despite being the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington and a close advisor to Martin Luther King, Rustin was forced to work behind the scenes for much of his career because of his sexuality.
Some residents oppose naming...
