First published 2003
In the heat of the civil rights movement, Bayard Rustin risked everything to challenge racial segregation. As the openly gay organizer who taught MLK nonviolence, Rustin's story is one of unsung courage - and the price he paid for being true to himself. Time on Two Crosses chronicles five decades of Rustin's trailblazing work, from the Montgomery bus boycott to the March on Washington, and the enduring legacy of this forgotten hero.
Genres: biography, 20th-century, african-american, activism, american-history
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: forgotten-hero, unsung-courage
Setting: United States
Period: 20th Century
350 pages · Paperback · Cleis Press