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Did you know? Bayard Rustin was the chief organiser of the 1963 March on Washington where Martin Luther King delivered "I Have a Dream". But Rustin was openly gay — impossible to stand alongside King as a public figure in 1963. Only in 2013 — 50 years later — was he posthumously honoured by President Obama.

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Bayard Rustin was the chief organiser of the 1963 March on Washington where Martin Luther King delivered "I Have a Dream". But Rustin was openly gay — impossible to stand alongside King as a public figure in 1963. Only in 2013 — 50 years later — was he posthumously honoured by President Obama.

Bayard Rustin was de hoofdorganisator van de Mars op Washington (1963) waar Martin Luther King "I Have a Dream" sprak. Maar Rustin was openlijk homo — onmogelijk om naast King als publiek figuur te staan in 1963. Pas in 2013 — 50 jaar later — werd hij postuum geëerd door president Obama.

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