(1910–87), US civil rights leader and peace activist. As a special assistant to Martin Luther King, Jr., he helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington. He was the executive director of the A. Philip Randolph Institute 1964–87.
Definition of Rustin, Bayard in US English:
Rustin, Bayard
proper nounˈrəstin
(1910–87), US civil rights leader and peace activist. As a special assistant to Martin Luther King, Jr., he helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington. He was the executive director of the A. Philip Randolph Institute 1964–87.