Freedom Fighters and Friends

Bayard Rustin and James Baldwin

In celebration of Black History Month in Washington DC, Bayard Rustin and James Baldwin: Freedom Fighters & Friends highlights Bayard Rustin and James Baldwin's immeasurable contribution to the advancement of black people in America through advocacy and the arts. The program will illuminate stories, chronicling Rustin and Baldwin's lives as activists, artists, political figures and friends. Staging a multimedia presentation, performance, song and poetry will be used to enhance the story, while a narrated video montage provides key facts and highlights their accomplishments.
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