Bayard Rustin was an openly gay Black man who was Martin Luther King’s right hand man. He planned the Million Man March and was subject to scrutiny for his sexuality and deemed a “deviant” and “pervert”.
Bayard Rustin can be found in nearly every picture of MLK yet he has undoubtedly been erased from history. We have to fix that.
Well then, let’s bring that name back.
Bayard Rustin, openly gay, human rights activist, proud black man.
(the guy on the left in case you wondered)
Yeah he was literally the guy who was the head of planning the March on Washington.
If you want to learn more about him, there’s a great documentary on him called Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
At the time the Sherlock Holmes stories were first written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the detective’s street address of 221B Baker St. was the literary equivalent of a “555” phone number in a movie today. In other words, it didn’t exist; even then, creators presumably knew that not all their fans had a grasp on reality, and might come calling on a fictional character.
In the 1930s, however, the street numbering changed, and the address became real. And yes, as you’d expect, people have kept writing letters, only now they actually get delivered. So what happens to them? It’s not quite a mystery to try every neuron of Holmes’ intellect, but it was certainly something we didn’t know until now. But thanks to the YouTube channel matter-of-factly known as “Today I Found Out,” well, today we…you know.
Fittingly, it’s not quite as simple as “there’s this guy who gets them.” There’s a bank involved, a museum, a power struggle, and a London government that frankly never wanted to be bothered with the whole thing. If you were hoping Benedict Cumberbatch would write back to you, forget it. But as we learn, responses of a sort are not entirely out of the question. What kind? You’ll have to watch the video and see.
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Hamilton: FUCK the government
Washington: *deep sigh* we ARE the government, Alexander.
