Time on Two Crosses

Bayard Rustin

This volume contains many of the writings of Bayard Rustin a foundational civil rights leader and openly-gay African American activist. At times an mentor, a colleague, and controversial ally of civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr., Rustin's five decade long career in activism is chronicled in this collection, spanning topics such as Ghandi's philosophy of protest, the anti-war movement, the influence of white supremacy in government, AIDS, and the assassination of Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders, Time on Two Crosses is an overview of a remarkable man.