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Song for the Unsung, A: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington
Carole Boston Weatherford and Rob Sanders
Illustrator: Byron McCray
Ages: 9+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-250-77950-2
Keywords: civil rights, March on Washington, Quaker values, picture book for older readers, biography, LGBTQ+
Despite marginalization as a gay man, Rustin organized and motivated the nonviolent protest movement, mentoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Extensive back matter. Mixed-media illustrations.