Bayard Rustin Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Twenty-six years after his death, Bayard Rustin will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from the first Black president, Barack Obama. Rustin receives our nation’s highest civilian honor almost fifty years to the date of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a grand achievement crafted by Rustin, but largely associated with Dr. MartinContinueContinue reading “Bayard Rustin Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom”