Article 4Z15B Civil Rights Leader Bayard Rustin Pardoned 67 Years After Being Jailed For Having Sex With Men

Civil Rights Leader Bayard Rustin Pardoned 67 Years After Being Jailed For Having Sex With Men

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Joe Jurado
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It was hard enough to be a black in America at the height of the civil rights movement. To also be a gay at the time only furthered that hardship. Civil Rights leader Bayard Rustin was unfortunately a victim of laws put in place to punish those in the LGBTQ community. While much delayed, he has finally received some"

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