Civil Rights Icon Bayard Rustin Honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Bayard Rustin
, one of the most prominent activists in the civil rights movement and co-founder of the A. Philip Randolph Institute (
APRI
), will be posthumously honored with the
Presidential Medal of Freedom
, the White House announced Thursday.
Rustin, who worked closely with Randolph, was a major figure in organizing the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. A week of actions and celebrations is planned later this month to mark the 50th anniversary of the march. Read more here .


