Bayard Rustin: Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights Movement
by James Haskins
Nonfiction · ages 8–12 · grades 3–7 · 750L · 128 pages · 1996
Why we'd hand it over
An unflinching portrait of a heroic figure most kids have never heard of—Haskins makes Rustin's strategic mind visible alongside his moral witness, though the 1996 language around his sexuality feels dated.