Quotes About Bayard Rustin

When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.

The organizers and perpetuators of segregation are as much the enemy of America as any foreign invader.

We can't understand what we've accomplished on civil rights without telling the story of Bayard Rustin. And now, we must write the next chapter in the American civil rights story by drawing strength and inspiration from his moral courage.

When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.