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Title: Time on Two Crosses: The Collected Writings of Bayard Rustin by Bayard Rustin, Devon W. Carbado, Donald Weise ISBN: 1-57344-174-0 Publisher: Cleis Press Pub. Date: August, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: The gay brotha speaks!
Comment: The person who organized the 1963 March on Washington for Civil Rights was a black gay man! Two eminent scholars, Carbado and Weise, who have done much to open space for black gay studies continue that tradition by compiling some of Bayard Rustin's most famous speeches. The book starts with a well-done biography of the leader. The next sections are speeches on a range of issues which show how thoroughly ahead of his time this brotha was.
Near the end of their biography section, the editors admit that much work has come out recently to highlight Rustin (two biographies, a documentary, etc.) Their contribution is that readers finally get to see what Rustin was thinking verbatim. Due to homophobia and Far Right domination, Rustin was often silenced and marginalized. However, he was a feisty figure who also wasn't afraid to butt heads with top dogs. Similarly, his ideas will both impress and disgust readers. This was one opinionated brotha! Still, I love the way this collection disproves many myths: that gay black men don't care about civil rights, that only heterosexuals made black civil rights happen, that James Baldwin was the only black gay man who can be recognized in the struggle, etc. Moreover, Rustin was on the forefront of issue far beyond just his race and sexuality. He spoke of feminism, international affairs, pacifism, labor rights, etc. In a way, it's almost limiting that the editors bring up only "two crosses" in the title of this book. Just like Frida Kahlo, Bayard Rustin juggled many balls and now modern readers get a chance to witness how excellently he did it. I think all progressives, regardless of their race or sexual orientation, will be blown away by this black, gay hero.
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Title: Lost Prophet : The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin by John D'emilio ISBN: 0684827808 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 11 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Bayard Rustin: Troubles I'Ve Seen: A Biography by Jervis Anderson ISBN: 0520214188 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: June, 1998 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision by Barbara Ransby ISBN: 0807827789 Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr Pub. Date: 28 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Interesting Times : A Twentieth-Century Life by ERIC HOBSBAWM ISBN: 037542234X Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 12 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Ready for Revolution : The Life and Struggles of Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture) by Stokely Carmichael, John Edgar Wideman ISBN: 0684850036 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 15 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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