This black-and-white photograph captured Bayard Rustin delivering a public address as a civil rights speaker at a Middlebury College conference in 1964.
In 1964, college campuses were vital centers of civil rights, dialogue, drawing national leaders to engage and educate students in the struggle for equality. Rustin's participation at Middlebury reflects his influence on youth and academia during a defining era for social change.
Middlebury College News Bureau. Middlebury College Conference. January 1, 1964. https://jstor.org/stable/community.35341771.
