Time on Two Crosses
by Devon W. Carbado, Barack Obama, Barney Frank
African americans, civil rightsCivil rights movements, united statesUnited states, social conditionsNonviolenceSocial justice
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Bayard Rustin, the famed openly-gay African American organizer, introduced Martin Luther King, Jr. to the precepts of nonviolence during the Montgomery Bus Boycott, thereby launching the birth of the Civil Rights Movement in 1955. Widely acclaimed as a founding father of modern black protest, Rustin reached his pinnacle of notoriety in 1963 as organizer of the March on Washington. Long before the March on Washington and King’s ascendance to international prominence, Rustin put his life on the line to challenge racial segregation. His open homosexuality, however, remained a point of contention among black church leaders, with controversy sometimes embroiling even King himself. Time on Two Crosses showcases the extraordinary career of this black gay civil rights pioneer. Spanning five decades, the book combines classic texts ranging in topic from Gandhi’s impact on African Americans, white supremacists in Congress, the antiwar movement, and the assassination of Malcolm X, with never-before published selections on the call for gay rights, Louis Farrakhan, affirmative action, AIDS, and women’s rights. Also included are twenty-five photos from the Rustin estate.
Themes & subjects
African americans, civil rightsCivil rights movements, united statesUnited states, social conditionsNonviolenceSocial justiceUnited states, race relations
Setting
United States20th century
About the authors
Barack Obama
4 August 1961
Barack Hussein Obama II was the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He was the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois from January 2005 until his election to the presidency in November 2008.
Barney Frank
1940
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