A key organizer of the SCLC and the March on Washington, he was forced out of the former group by Adam Clayton Powell.
A humorous Brendan Byrne neg on a history tossup with Chronicle of a Death Foretold apparently occurred due to him mishearing this man's name. A key organizer of the SCLC and the March on Washington, he was forced out of the former group by Adam Clayton Powell. For 10 points, name this civil rights activist who gave a speech entitled "The New Niggers Are Gays," reflecting his controversial homosexuality within the movement.
A humorous Brendan Byrne neg on a history tossup with Chronicle of a Death Foretold apparently occurred due to him mishearing this man's name.
Bayard Rustin