PA HR86

Designates March 17, 2025, as "Bayard Rustin Day" in Pennsylvania, honoring the civil rights leader born on that date in 1912 in West Chester, PA

Rustin was the chief organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which helped facilitate passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965

Cofounded the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and mentored Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on nonviolent protest tactics inspired by Gandhian philosophy

Faced discrimination throughout his career due to his sexual orientation, including being fired from the Fellowship of Reconciliation in 1953 for being gay

Honors Rustin's legacy as an advocate for civil rights, labor rights, gay rights, and nonviolent activism until his death on August 24, 1987