Bayard Rustin: Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights Movement
by Haskins, James
Coretta Scott King Award/HonorsBiographies/AutobiographiesU.S.American/U.S. HistoryBlack PeoplePrejudice & DiscriminationMinority RightsGender Equality
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AR Book Level
9.3
AR Points
6
Word Count
32,144
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
72376 EN
About this book
This is a biography of Bayard Rustin, discussing his role as a leading activist in the civil rights movement from the 1940s through the 1980s, and examining the personal struggles he faced as a gay, African-American man.
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