{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Giving Bayard Rustin His Flowers (Encore)","description":"Sixty-two years ago, a quarter of a million people gathered for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. On today's show, we take a look at the life and legacy of a central organizer of the march, Bayard Rustin. Rustin was an openly gay civil rights leader and a trusted advisor to labor leader A. Phillip Randolph and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This show first aired in June 2021. Featuring:  Bayard Rustin, architect of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Ashon Crawley, University of Virginia Associate Professor of Religious Studies and African-American and African Studies Nancy Kates, filmmaker and producer of _Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin_ Bill Sutherland, Fellowship of Reconciliation Reverend A.J. Muste, pacifist and mentor of Rustin George Houser. Fellowship of Reconciliation Louis John, nephew of Bayard Rustin Devi Prasad, pacifist&amp;nbsp;  Credits: Making Contact Team  Episode host: Anita Johnson Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang Executive Director: Jina Chung Engineer: Jeff Emtman Digital Media Marketing: Lissa Deonarain  Music  Cory Gray \u2013 \u201cMedieval Tension\u201d Ketsa \u2013 \u201cThis Way Joyous\u201d&amp;nbsp; Blue Dot Sessions \u2013 \u201cRally\u201d Blue Dot Sessions \u2013 \u201cRayling\u201d Dee Yan-Key \u2013 \u201cHold On\u201d Dee Yan-Key \u2013 \u201cGo Down Moses\u201d Blue Dot Sessions \u2013 \u201c3rd Chair\u201d Andy G. Cohen \u2013 \u201cOur Young Guts\u201d  Learn More:&amp;nbsp;  Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin, by John D\u2019Emilio | Bayard Rustin Fund |&amp;nbsp;Troublemaker for Justice: The Story of Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the March on Washington, by Jacqueline Houtman, Michael G. Long, Walter Naegle | I Must Resist: Bayard Rustin\u2019s Life in Letters by Bayard Rustin, edited by Michael G. Long |  Bayard Rustin: Troubles I\u2019ve Seen |&amp;nbsp;Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers |&amp;nbsp;PBS on the March on Washington |  History.com on the March on Washington |&amp;nbsp;AFL-CIO and Bayard Rustin |  Washington Post | NY Times Making Contact is an award-winning, nationally syndicated radio show and podcast featuring narrative storytelling and thought-provoking interviews. We cover the most urgent issues of our time and the people on the ground building a more just world. ","author_name":"Making Contact","author_url":"http:\/\/www.focmedia.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38246390\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/38246390"}