President Ronald Reagan issued a statement on Rustin's death, praising his work for civil rights and "for human rights throughout the world". He added that Rustin "was denounced by former friends, because he never gave up his conviction that minorities in America could and would succeed based on their individual merit".
President Ronald Reagan issued a statement on Rustin's death praising his work for civil rights and "for human rights throughout the world". He added that Rustin "was denounced by former friends because he never gave up his conviction that minorities in America could and would succeed based on their individual merit".