| Author(s) | Janice Cohn |
|---|---|
| Illustrator(s) | Bill Farnsworth |
| Age Group | 7-12 |
| Publisher | Albert Whitman & Company |
| ISBN | 979-8989163502 |
| Year | 1995 |
This book tells the story of how two children, two families—one Jewish, one Christian—and a community resolve to stand together against the shameful actions that have been happening in their home town. The story is based on real events that happened in Billings, Montana in 1993.
Bayard Rustin was a "troublemaker." He spent his life disrupting racism and prejudice with nonviolent direct action. He organized protests against war, nuclear weapons, racial segregation and discrimination. He was a friend and mentor to Martin Luther King Jr., and he was unapologetically gay and Black. When Bayard and his mentor, A. Philip Randolph, set out to organize the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Bayard was targeted by those who wished to see the movement fail. But Bayard Rustin would not be stopped. With the support of Dr. King and future congressman John Lewis, Bayard organized the largest protest in civil rights history.
