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Bayard Rustin, whom Tom Kahn assisted with organizing the 1963 March on Washington. As a leader of the American socialist movement, Michael Harrington sent Tom Kahn and Rachelle Horowitz to help Bayard Rustin, one of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, who became a mentor to Kahn.
With the assistance of Tom Kahn, [12] Rustin wrote the 1965 article "From protest to politics", [13] which analyzed the changing economy and its implications for black Americans. This article stated that the rise of automation would reduce the demand for low-skill high-paying jobs, which would jeopardize the position of the urban black working ...
With Tom Kahn, Rustin wrote an influential article in 1964 called "From Protest to Politics", published in Commentary magazine; it analyzed the changing economy and its implications for African Americans. Rustin wrote presciently that the rise of automation would reduce the demand for low-skill high-paying jobs, which would jeopardize the ...
Colman Domingo plays Bayard Rustin in the movie 'Rustin', which tells the true story of how the civil rights activist organized the 1963 march on Washington.
A new Netflix film is shining a spotlight on Bayard Rustin, one of the architects of the March on Washington who has largely been left out of the history books.
"Bayard Rustin: A Legacy of Protest and Politics" is a collection of 19 essays that explore the highs and lows of the Black gay civil rights activist's life. New book looks beyond 'Mr. March on ...
SDUSA's activities have included sponsoring discussions and issuing position papers. SDUSA has included civil rights activists and leaders of labor unions such as Bayard Rustin, Norman Hill and Tom Kahn of the AFL–CIO as well as Sandra Feldman and Rachelle Horowitz of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT).
Reuther convinced them to wait and called Rustin; Rustin informed Lewis at 2 A.M. on the day of the march that his speech was unacceptable to key coalition members. (Rustin also reportedly contacted Tom Kahn, who had edited the speech and inserted the line about Sherman's March to the Sea. Rustin asked, "How could you do this?