MSNBC Velshi February 6, 2022 13:23:00
March around the event, that would nominate him and lyndon johnson, to protest the democratic parties underwhelming position on civil rights. democratic leaders were upset about the march, so they black -- blocked congressman, to squash it before it started. powell used his sexual orientation as a weapon. he said if he went ahead with the march, he would openly accuse king of having an affair with rustin. feeling -- dealing a crushing blow to the movement as a whole. king gave in, and distance himself from rustin for a while. walter, rustin's longtime romantic partner said at the time, quote, ...
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