The Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice will launch a digital archive this fall to honor Bayard Rustin’s life and legacy, according to the Associated Press.
The archive will include speeches, photos, articles and rare footage — including Rustin speaking at a 1964 rally following the Selma beatings.
A key architect of the March on Washington and mentor to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Rustin helped shape the civil rights movement while facing attacks for being openly gay.
The archive will gather resources from museums and personal collections, creating a living record centered on queer Black activism.
“There’s this hole in our history,” said center founder Robert Martin. “This is about giving Bayard — and the people — what they deserve.”
