{"product_id":"9780742545144","title":"Bayard Rustin American Dreamer","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAfrican American Experience Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBayard Rustin\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAmerican Dreamer\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJerald Podair | Jacqueline M. Moore | Nina Mjagkij\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Social History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eBayard Rustin was a unique twentieth-century American radical voice. A homosexual, World War II draft resister, and ex-communist, he made enormous contributions to the civil rights, socialist, labor, peace, and gay rights movements in the United States, despite being viewed as an \"outsider\" even by fellow activists. Rustin was a humanist who championed the disadvantaged and oppressed, regardless of identity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Bayard Rustin: American Dreamer, Jerald Podair examines the life and career of a man who shaped virtually every aspect of the modern civil rights movement as a theorist, strategist, and spokesman. Podair begins by covering the period from Rustin's 1912 birth in West Chester, Pennsylvania, to his 1946 release from federal prison, where he served over two years for draft evasion. After his release, Rustin threw himself into work on behalf of pacifism and racial integration, two goals that, at this stage of his career, fit together almost seamlessly. Podair goes on to examine Rustin's role as the main organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, the most important civil rights demonstration in American history. He was a major influence on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s philosophy of nonviolent direct action, which led to the strategy that changed the course of American race relations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet for all this, Rustin was rarely permitted a leading role in the movements he helped to shape. Because of his sexuality and his background as a former communist and draft resister, he was forced to do much of his work on the fringes. Despite this, as Podair makes clear, Bayard Rustin was one of the most important civil rights leaders-and one of the most important radical leaders-in twentieth-century American history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDocuments in this book include excerpts from Rustin's writings, speeches, and public statements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eJerald Podair is associate professor of history and the Robert French Professor of American Studies at Lawrence University.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 April 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780742545144\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e128\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223585194124,"sku":"9780742545144","price":24.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_f015a77a-2f26-46f8-b2b5-4c56c54875d3.jpg?v=1783078054","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780742545144","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}