In 2013, fifty years after the March On Washington, President Barack Obama posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, praising Rustin’s “march towards true equality, no matter who we are or who we love.”
Tahun 2013, lima puluh tahun setelah Gerakan di Washington, Presiden Barack Obama secara anumerta menganugerahi Rustin Medali Kebebasan Presiden, memuji \"gerakan kesetaraan sejati, tidak peduli siapa kita atau siapa yang kita cintai.\"