Bayard Rustin was a civil rights activist, that served as one of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s top advisors, and was a driving force in the fight for LGBTQ rights. Because of his sexuality, he was often pushed aside to do behind-the-scenes organizing. Rustin became a key advisor to King during the Montgomery bus boycott. He first visited Montgomery in February 1956, and published a “Montgomery Diary,” in which, upon observing a meeting of the Montgomery Improvement Association, he wrote: “As I watched the people walk away, I had a feeling that no force on earth can stop this movement. It has all the elements to touch the hearts of men” (Rustin, “Montgomery Diary,” 10). He served as deputy director, coordinating the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. #BlackHistoryMonth #BayardRustin #CreatingCitizens #CWEDU cwclub