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March 17, 1912

Bayard Rustin Born

Born March 17, 1912, Bayard Rustin was the strategic genius behind the March on Washington. He mentored Martin Luther King Jr. in nonviolent tactics. Despite being marginalized due to his sexuality, he was one of the most important architects of the civil rights movement.

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