Editing Bayard Rustin (section)

==Death and beliefs==
[[File:Bayard Rustin before demonstration NYWTS.jpg|thumb|250px|Rustin speaks with civil rights activists before a demonstration, 1964.]]
Rustin died on August 24, 1987, of a perforated [[vermiform appendix|appendix]]. An obituary in ''The New York Times'' reported, "Looking back at his career, Mr. Rustin, a [[Quaker]], once wrote: 'The principal factors which influenced my life are 1) nonviolent tactics; 2) constitutional means; 3) democratic procedures; 4) respect for human personality; 5) a belief that all people are one.{{'"}}<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/25/obituaries/bayard-rustin-is-dead-at-75-pacifist-and-a-rights-activist.html "Bayard Rustin Is Dead at 75; Pacifist and a Rights Activist"], ''The New York Times''. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014062020/http://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/25/obituaries/bayard-rustin-is-dead-at-75-pacifist-and-a-rights-activist.html |date=October 14, 2016 }}.</ref> Rustin was survived by Walter Naegle, his partner of ten years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rustin.org/?page_id=11 |title=Brother Outsider — A Closer Look at Bayard Rustin, by Walter Naegle |publisher=Rustin.org |access-date=November 1, 2013 |archive-date=November 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102193454/http://rustin.org/?page_id=11 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.outsports.com/2009/2/15/3862980/bayard-rustin-offensive-lineman-for-freedom |title=Bayard Rustin: Offensive lineman for freedom|publisher=Outsports.com |first=Patricia Nell |last=Warren|date=February 15, 2009 |access-date=November 14, 2013}}</ref>

Rustin's personal philosophy is said to have been inspired by combining Quaker pacifism with socialism (as taught by [[A. Philip Randolph]]), and the theory of non-violent protest popularized by [[Mahatma Gandhi]].<ref name="biography.com bio" />

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".<ref name="AP Reagan Praises" />