Sonya Steele on Nostr: LAT: Bayard Rustin mentored the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., was imprisoned as a ...
LAT:
Bayard Rustin mentored the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., was imprisoned as a conscientious objector during World War II, lived a relatively open gay life in midcentury America, recorded an album, appeared on Broadway and organized the 1963 March on Washington. Despite his remarkable resume, though, his role in the civil rights movement has often been treated as a footnote in the stories of other men.
George C. Wolfe intends to change that.
#BlackMastodon #LGBT
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-09-12/netflix-rustin-george-c-wolfe-tiff-2023
Bayard Rustin mentored the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., was imprisoned as a conscientious objector during World War II, lived a relatively open gay life in midcentury America, recorded an album, appeared on Broadway and organized the 1963 March on Washington. Despite his remarkable resume, though, his role in the civil rights movement has often been treated as a footnote in the stories of other men.
George C. Wolfe intends to change that.
#BlackMastodon #LGBT
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-09-12/netflix-rustin-george-c-wolfe-tiff-2023