Bayard Rustin Papers: March on Washington planning materials

Why this matters here

The Library of Congress Bayard Rustin papers preserve March on Washington planning materials detailed enough to advise marchers what to carry—logistics as the condition of public expression. When Others Become Leaders treats Rustin’s coordination as leadership work often mislabeled “behind the scenes,” including the double bind of indispensable expertise under prejudice. The source is archival planning evidence; the book asks how movements depend on organizers whose visibility institutions still treat as liability.