Bayard Rustin Stamp Act

Key Points

• Congress is considering a bill to create a new 'forever' postage stamp featuring Bayard Rustin. Rustin was a major leader in the civil rights movement and the lead organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, where 250,000 people gathered to demand equal rights.
• The stamp would honor Rustin’s work as a strategist for nonviolent protest and a close advisor to Martin Luther King, Jr. It also recognizes his later work fighting for the rights of workers and the LGBTQ+ community.
• A 'forever stamp' means it will always be worth the current price of a one-ounce letter. Even if the price of stamps goes up in the future, people who buy this stamp now will still be able to use it without adding extra postage.
• Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced the bill to ensure Rustin's contributions to American history are remembered. If the bill passes, the Postmaster General would be required to issue the stamp as soon as possible.

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