Despite being the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington—the largest civil rights protest of its time—the efforts of civil rights activist and LGBTQ+ icon Bayard Rustin were largely unrecognized until recently.
Join the Edison Public Library in celebrating the life of Rustin at a screening of the 2003 documentary Brother Outsider taking place at the Main Library on Thursday, March 13. The program will also include a question-and-answer session with a staff member from the Princeton-based Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice.
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin (In-Person) Thursday, March 13 6:00-8:00pm Main Library
Learn more about the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice at RustinCenter.org.
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Edison Public Library Locations:
Main Library 340 Plainfield Avenue (at Division Street) Edison, New Jersey 08817 (732) 287-2298
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