National Center for Civil and Human Rights Celebrates Bayard Rustin Day and Announces Launch of the Rustin Institute for Leadership Development

ATLANTA (March 2026) – The National Center for Civil and Human Rights (“The Center”) will host its annual Bayard Rustin Day on Saturday, March 14, bringing together community members, advocates, students, artists, and civic leaders to celebrate the life and legacy of Bayard Rustin—the principal architect of the 1963 March on Washington and one of the most influential strategists of the civil rights movement