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Gr 6-10 This is a captivating biography of the man who has been called the "intellectual engineer" of the Civil Rights Movement. The book begins and ends with the March on Washington, August 28, 1963, which Rustin organized. His mentor was A. Philip Randolph and he was a lifelong adviser to Martin Luther King, Jr. Rustin was a complex, multitalented manhe was a musician, an intellectual, an organizer, and a war objector who chose to go to prison rather than serve in World War II. He was a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Brimner's engaging narrative style gives quietly forceful life to this biography of a man whose heritage nurtured his lifelong parti...Log In or Sign Up to Read More