write a paper focusing around Bayard Rustin’s commitment to aligning the civil rights movement with labor. I want to address his criticisms of black nationalism, as well his reluctance to speak out against the Vietnam war (even though he was a vehement pacifist). I want to argue that although there may be inconsistencies found within his legacy, his decisions were made to reach his goal of advancing black people in economic terms by means of politically uniting all working class people. At this point i have a decent introduction as well as a conclusion. Events and sources I would like addressed within this lens would be the involvement with and departure from the Pacifist movement (FOR), his work with A Philip Randolph (and his influence), conflicts with the black nationalist (or separatist) movement, the Freedom Budget (drafted by Bayard Rustin with civil rights and labor leaders), Rustin’s essay “From Protest To Politics”, and the balancing act Bayard Rustin attempted with appeasing the larger democratic party under LBJ and maintaining unity among more radical elements of the black liberation movement.