protest to politics

From Boycott to Ballot: Footage of Rustin Reflecting on Five Decades of Strategy

Extended interview with Bayard Rustin conducted by Blackside, Inc. for the Eyes on the Prize documentary precursor, covering his organizational role in Montgomery, Birmingham, the March on Washington, Selma, and the strategic shift from protest to electoral politics.

From Protest to Politics: Rustin's Blueprint for Political Power

Bayard Rustin's landmark essay "From Protest to Politics," originally published in Commentary magazine and reprinted as a pamphlet by the League for Industrial Democracy, advocating for the civil rights movement's strategic transformation from direct action protests to coalition-based electoral politics and economic reform programs.