| Birth Day | March 17, 1912 |
| Birth Place | West Chester, PA |
| Age | 108 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | Aug 24, 1987 (age 75) |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
Civil Rights Leader and pacifist who was the chief organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
He preformed at New York nightclubs and had a great singing voice.
He was a gay man and he was arrested for a homosexual act in 1953 as homosexuality was criminalized in parts of the United States until 2003.
He had a ten-year relationship with Walter Naegle until his death in 1987.
He supported Martin Luther King's leadership during the Civil Rights Movement.
