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A. Philip Randolph, trade unionist and civil-rights leader who was an influential figure in the struggle for justice and equality for African Americans. Randolph was a director of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963), a massive demonstration in support of civil rights for Blacks.
Oct 27, 2009 · A. Philip Randolph was a labor leader and civil rights activist who founded the nation’s first major Black labor union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) in 1925.
Asa Philip Randolph [1] (April 15, 1889 – May 16, 1979) was an American labor unionist and civil rights activist. In 1925, he organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first successful African-American -led labor union. In the early Civil Rights Movement and the Labor Movement, Randolph was a prominent voice.
A. Philip Randolph brought the gospel of trade unionism to millions of African American households. Randolph led a 10-year drive to organize the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) and served as the organization's first president.
Apr 2, 2014 · A. Philip Randolph was a labor leader and social activist. During World War I, Randolph tried to unionize African American shipyard workers and elevator operators, and co-launched a...
May 13, 2019 · Asa Philip Randolph was born April 15, 1889, in Crescent City, Florida, and died May 16, 1979, in New York City. He was a civil rights and labor activist, known for his role in organizing the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and for heading the March on Washington.
A. Philip Randolph, whom Martin Luther King, Jr., called “truly the Dean of Negro leaders,” played a crucial role in gaining recognition of African Americans in labor organizations (Papers 4:527).
May 18, 2018 · Throughout his 90 years, labor and civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph rocked the foundations of racial segregation, pressuring presidents and corporations alike to recognize and remedy the injustices heaped on American blacks.
Learn about A. Philip Randolph's fight for human rights & social justice, leading to milestones like the Civil Rights Act of 1964 & the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Nov 11, 2020 · A. Philip Randolph proved instrumental in urging FDR to open up the Marines—and other military branches—to African American recruits.
