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Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Voice of the Day: Bayard Rustin

To be afraid is to behave as if the truth were not true.

- Bayard Rustin

Activist for peace and leader of the civil rights movement in America, Rustin is often remembered as the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington. For more info: www.rustin.org.

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Thank you for sharing this quote of Bayard Rustin's. What an inspiring person whose life, faith and struggles have so much to teach us.>

Posted by: Will | December 20, 2006 5:58 PM

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