A. Philip Randolph
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 45 years ago |
Date of birth | April 15,1889 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Crescent City |
Florida | |
United States | |
Date of died | May 16,1979 |
Died | Manhattan |
New York | |
United States | |
Books | For Jobs and Freedom: Selected Speeches and Writings of A. Philip Randolph |
Parents | James William Randolph |
Elizabeth Robinson Randolph | |
Siblings | James Randolph |
Job | Politician |
Social activist | |
Trade unionist | |
Spouse | Lucille Campbell Green Randolph |
Education | The City College of New York |
Founded | Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car Porters |
Full name | Asa Philip Randolph |
Awards | Spingarn Medal |
Presidential Medal of Freedom | |
Pacem in Terris Award | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 427320 |
A. Philip Randolph Life story
Asa Philip Randolph 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.