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In this, the final episode of our series, we look more closely at what it was like to be an openly gay Black man in the 1950s and how it affected Bayard's private life and public persona. Tre'vell invites Dr. Marcus Lee back to the podcast along with journalist and author, Ernest Owens, to discuss some of the more complicated aspects of Rustin's legacy.
Rustin is streaming now on Netflix.
The Official Rustin Podcast is a production of Netflix, Pineapple Street Studios and Slayzhon
Host: Tre'vell Anderson
Producer: Corey Antonio Rose
Managing Producer: Erin Kelly
Mix engineer: Hannis Brown
Fact checking: Dina Kleiner
Special thanks to Josh Gwynn
Executive Producer, Pineapple Street: Gabrielle Lewis
Executive Producer, Slayzhon: Tre'vell Anderson
Executive Producer, Netflix: David Markowitz
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