"Unstoppable: How Bayard Rustin Organized the 1963 March on Washington" by Michael G. Long highlights the pivotal role of Bayard Rustin in one of the most significant events in civil rights history. The book delves into Rustin's perseverance, strategic vision, and ability to unify diverse groups in the face of racial and societal challenges. It explores his personal struggles, including his identity as a gay man, and how these experiences informed his activism. Through Rustin's story, Long illuminates the power of grassroots organizing and the importance of collaboration in driving social change, making Rustin an enduring figure in the fight for equality. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at children at US kindergarten-4th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 6-9 years.

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published in 2023 by Little Bee Books Inc. .

Michael G. Long is an associate professor of religious studies and peace and conflict studies at Elizabethtown College and is the author or editor of several books on civil rights, religion, and politics in mid-century America, including I Must Resist: Bayard Rustin's Life in Letters (City Lights, 2012), We the Resistance: Documenting a History of Nonviolent Protest in the United States (City Lights, 2018), First Class Citizenship: The Civil Rights Letters of Jackie Robinson (2007), Marshalling Justice: The Early Civil Rights Letters of Thurgood Marshall (2011). He holds a Ph. D. from Emory University in Atlanta and resides in Highland Park, Pennsylvania. Long's books have been featured or reviewed in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, USA Today, Book Forum, Ebony/Jet, and many other newspapers and journals. He has appeared on C-Span and NPR, and his speaking engagements have taken him from the National Archives in Washington, D. C. , to the Houston Public Library, to the City Club of San Diego and the Metropolitan Club in New York City. Jacqueline Houtman is the author of the award-winning children's book "The Reinvention of Edison Thomas," and earned a PhD in Medical Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her science writing for adults and children has appeared in World Book Science Year, FASEB's Breakthroughs in Bioscience series, Cleveland Clinic Magazine, The Dana Foundation's Progress in Brain Research, The Dana Sourcebook of Immunology and numerous academic and educational publications. Her debut novel, The Reinvention of Edison Thomas, was published by Boyds Mills Press in 2012. Walter Naegle is the former partner of the American Civil Rights leader Bayard Rustin and is executive director of the Bayard Rustin Fund, which commemorates Rustin's life, values, and legacy.