| Author(s) | Heather Forest |
|---|---|
| Illustrator(s) | Marcia Cutchin |
| Age Group | 5-8 |
| Publisher | August House |
| ISBN | 978-0874837551 |
| Year | 2005 |
Appearing before a wise rabbi, a woman who has damaged the reputation of another insincerely vows to make amends. The rabbi, fearing that she has not learned her lesson, instructs her to gather all the feathers released into the wind from a feather pillow, a task that drives home the damaging nature of gossip.
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.
