April 1965 Issue [Quotation] From protest to politics Download PDF Adjust Share by Bayard Rustin, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century African Americans Civil rights Civil rights movements Political activity United States More from Bayard Rustin The blacks and the unions The Failure of Black Separatism The politics of race may foster the illusion of action and social progress, but the real well-being of America’s Negroes depends on a revamping of the economy that will bring benefit to all. Adjust Share