Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin

john d/emilio

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.

Genres historybiographynonfictionlgbtracequeeramerican historypoliticsafrican americanbiography memoir

592 pages, Paperback

First published August 5,2003

Literary awards

stonewall book award, randy shilts award, lambda literary award, national book award finalist,

This edition

Format: 592 pages, Paperback
Published: October 1, 2004 by University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226142692
ASIN: 0226142698
Language: English

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Bayard Rustin

Bayard Rustin (March 17, 1912 – August 24, 1987) was an African-American leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights....