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. Randolph directed the March on Washington movement to end employment discrimination in the defense industry and a national civil disobedience campaign to ban segregation in the armed forces. The nonviolent protest and mass action effort inspired the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s…
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https://aflcio.org/about/history/labor-history-people/asa-philip-randolph
Crash course video that includes a nice segment on the works of Mr. Randolph—-
KG Bethlehem 
Excellent!
Thank you again, K. for lifting up this giant who paved the way for the later work of the SCLC, SNCC, and Dr. King.
His statue at Union Station (DC) needs more love!
Shira
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Oh, and I’d love to know, btw, how you like my series Ann & Anna, part 19 posted today: the ruse begins, and hopefully the escape continues…
Shira
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I haven’t look at it yet but I’m going to do it tonight
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Cool, hope you like it, but don’t let the kiddo read part 18.
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As being a former union man myself, this elder was a giant in the field of worker’s rights.
Honestly—human rights in the greater view of things.
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True.
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Thanks for sharing this post. Especially about Philip Randolph. He was a great activist and leader.
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