Did Bayard Rustin have any involvement with the Freedom Rides?
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Bayard Rustin was a key organizer of the Freedom Rides, a series of nonviolent protests against segregation on interstate buses in the Southern United States. The rides took place from May to June 1961 and were organized by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Rustin, who was an openly gay man, was a key strategist for the rides and helped to coordinate the volunteers who participated.
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