"The principle of nonviolent direct action is the strategy by which oppressed people can achieve change. We do not believe in the perpetual second-class citizenship of American Negroes. The world cannot be free until colonialism, segregation, and exploitation are ended. Through study, struggle, and discipline our movement will pull down the walls." — Bayard Rustin, 1957
Rustin's role was sometimes hidden because of
- Acheck_circle
His openly gay identity in a hostile era
- B
His communist party membership
- C
His Christian fundamentalism
- D
His refusal to register for the draft
Explanation
Movement leaders sometimes pushed Rustin into background roles because of his sexuality, including a 1953 morals arrest.