• BAYARD RUSTIN, mastermind and organizer of the 1960s MARCH on WASHINGTON, one of the largest non-
violent protests held in the United States. He also "help mold Martin Luther King, Jr., into an international
symbol of peace and nonviolence.
• JAMES BALDWIN, prolific writer and social activist [You can read about him and also read his works.]
• LANGSTON HUGHES, essayist, poet,