Bayard Rustin, an advisor to Martin Luther King, received the public recognition for organizing the 1964 March on Washington.

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Bayard Rustin was a key organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, but Rustin often did not receive the same level of public recognition as other leaders due to his sexual orientation and early communist affiliations.

Bayard Rustin, an Advisor to Martin Luther King, Received the Public