Library Record
Metadata
Collection |
Sylvia Gaither Garrison Library Children's Collection |
Title |
Bayard Rustin : behind the scenes of the civil rights movement / |
Alternate Titles |
James Haskins. |
Author |
Haskins, James, |
Call# |
E185.97 .R93 H37 1997 |
Published Place |
New York : |
Publisher |
Hyperion Books for Children, |
Edition |
1st ed. |
Summary |
A biography of Bayard Rustin, a skillful organizer behind the scenes of the American civil rights movement whose ideas stongly influenced Martin Luther King, Jr. |
People |
Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987 |
Search Terms |
Civil rights workers Biography Juvenile literature African Americans Civil rights Civil rights movements African Americans Civil rights |
Subjects |
Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987--Juvenile literature. Civil rights workers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature. African Americans--Civil rights--Juvenile literature. Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature. Civil rights workers. African Americans--Biography. African Americans--Civil rights. |
Format |
Book |
ISBN |
0786801689 (trade) 9 |
Control# |
ocm34116418 |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 115) and index. Table of Contents: ch. 1. Growing up Quaker -- ch. 2. College and communism -- ch. 3. Conscientious objector -- ch. 4. Greater militancy -- ch. 5. The Civil Rights movement begins -- ch. 6. The Southern Christian leadership Conference -- ch. 7. To march or not to march -- ch. 8. March organizer -- ch. 9. The march on Washington -- ch. 10. International organizer. |