Randolph, Asa Philip
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Randolph, Asa Philip (b. 15 Apr. 1889, d. 16 May 1979). US labour union organizer Son of a Methodist minister, he was born in Crescent City, Florida, and in 1911 moved to Harlem, New York. In 1914 he co-founded the
Messenger, an outspoken magazine with radical views on racial and economic issues. In 1925 he became the first President of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. After a long campaign Randolph finally gained recognition for his predominantly Black union and a contract with the Pullman Company in 1937. As US involvement in World War II deepened, his threat to lead a
March on Washington contributed to the end of race restrictions on employment in the defence industries (June 1941). As President of the Non-Violent Civil Disobedience League against Military Segregation, his activities helped to persuade President
Truman to end segregation in the armed forces in 1948. In 1955 he helped to reunite the AFL with the CIO, becoming a Vice-President of the combined
AFL-CIO. In 1963, with Martin Luther
King, he helped to organize the
March on Washington, one of the largest civil rights demonstrations ever held.
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This issue of The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education is dedicated to the memory of: Asa Philip Randolph; 1889-1979
Magazine article from: The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education; 9/30/1997; 630 words
; ...Education is dedicated to the memory of Asa Philip Randolph; 1889-1979 The antidiscrimination...To support his education there, Asa Philip Randolph worked as a porter, a railroad...Operating Foundation. Photo (Asa Philip Randolph)
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ASA PHILIP RANDOLPH
Newspaper article from: The Culvert Chronicles; 2/28/2008; ; 664 words
; ...resisted efforts to unionize. Randolph struggled with, his company for...a company and a Black union. Randolph emerged as one of the first major...the country. One thing about Asa Philip Randolph was that he was also a spokesperson...
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AFL-CIO honors April 15 birthday of labor and civil rights leader Asa Philip Randolph.
PR Newswire; 4/14/1988; 689 words
; ...APRIL 15 BIRTHDAY OF LABOR AND CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER ASA PHILIP RANDOLPH WASHINGTON, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Not only...birthday of renowned labor and civil rights leader Asa Philip Randolph. Once labeled the most dangerous black in America...
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Asa Philip Randolph (April 15, 1889, birthday of the labor and civil rights activist, leader of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Jet; 4/15/1996; 521 words
; April 15,1889-- * Asa Philip Randolph, labor and civil rights leader...segregation in the military. Randolph also was instrumental in the March...Lyndon B. Johnson presented A. Philip Randolph with the Presidential Medal of...
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A. Philip Randolph: patriarch of the Black labor movement
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The; 9/4/1998; 700+ words
; ...Tribune, The 09-04-1998 A. Philip Randolph: Patriarch of the Black labor...few days before the march and Randolph recalled that the president even...Born in 1889 in Florida, Asa Philip Randolph came to the busy city of New York...
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A. Philip Randolph; A Spokesman for Justice in the Labor Movement
Newspaper article from: Los Angeles Sentinel; 9/7/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...place at the table of labor. Asa Philip Randolph was a spokesperson for African...him in their publications. A. Philip Randolph's position, whether an attitude...Black as well as White. A. Philip Randolph was born April 15, 1889 in Crescent...
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A. Philip Randolph began the Black union movement
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The; 2/11/1997; 426 words
; ...Tribune, The 02-11-1997 A. Philip Randolph began the Black union movement. Asa Philip Randolph was born to James W. Randolph...and an American corporation. Asa Philip Randolph's contributions were numerous...
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Feature: Labor to honor A. Philip Randolph.
News Wire article from: United Press International; 8/26/2003; 700+ words
; ...contributions to labor, the A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum is organizing...labor is planning a tribute to Randolph, a labor giant, civil rights...and an architect of the march. Asa Philip Randolph first planned a march on Washington...
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Life and Times of A. Philip Randolph
Newspaper article from: Portland Skanner; 2/20/2002; 324 words
; ...20-2002 * April 15, 1889: Asa Philip Randolph born in Crescent City, Fla...March on Washington created by Randolph and organized by Rustin. Over...passed. * May 16, 1979: A. Philip Randolph dies and is buried in New York...
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A. Philip Randolph and the Pullman Porters: Makers of local history
Newspaper article from: Chicago Citizen; 2/20/1997; 700+ words
; Chicago Citizen 02-20-1997 A. Philip Randolph and the Pullman Porters: Makers of local history...the efforts of a young man from New York named Asa Philip Randolph. Randolph had the upper hand in organizing the porters because...
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Randolph, Asa Philip
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
RANDOLPH, ASA PHILIP Asa Philip Randolph (1889 – 1979) was an American labor and civil...country to sign a labor contract with a white employer. In 1889 Asa Philip Randolph was born in Crescent City, Florida, the son of an African...
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Asa Philip Randolph
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Asa Philip Randolph 1889-1979, U.S. labor leader...organized labor movement. In 1963, Randolph was director of the March on Washington...conducted in the United States. The A. Philip Randolph Institute was founded in 1964 by Randolph...
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Randolph, A. Philip 1889-1979
Book article from: American Decades
...during the war years. By 1919 Randolph and Owen, nicknamed "Lenin and...Negro publications." Background Asa Philip Randolph was born in Crescent City, Florida...minister with a small congregation. Asa and his older brother, James...
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Randolph, A. Philip 1889–1979
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...were frequently questioned, Randolph ’ s generous, incorruptible...was never second-guessed. Asa Philip Randolph was born April 15, 1889, to...At a Glance … Born Asa Philip Randolph, April 15, 1889, in Crescent...
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Randolph, A. Philip
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
A. Philip Randolph Born: April 15, 1889 Crescent City...labor and civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph, considered the most prominent of...equality. Early life and education Asa Philip Randolph was born in Crescent City, Florida...
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