*Please note: The exact date of this photograph is unknown.
Black-and-white portrait photograph of Bayard Rustin taken during his adolescence, featuring him in formal attire, reflecting the early years of a future civil rights leader.
Growing up in West Chester, Pennsylvania during the segregation era, Rustin developed into a talented student and activist. His teenage years laid the foundation for his lifelong commitment to social justice and leadership in the civil rights movement.
Library staff (title devised by). "[Bayard Rustin as a teenager]." Photograph. Gelatin silver print, sheet 25.3 x 20.3 cm. Circa 1920-1930. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2024634504/
