Randolph, A. Philip, 1889-1979
Variant namesAsa Philip Randolph (born April 15, 1889, Cresent City, Florida-died May 16, 1979, New York City), African-American labor leader and early civil rights spokesman. Influenced by the socialism of Eugene Debs, Randolph began publishing his magazine The Messenger in 1917. He opposed U.S. entry into the first World War. In 1925 he organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. His associations with Bayard Rustin and James Farmer influenced his dedication to nonviolence. Randolph was a founder of the League for Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Against Military Segregation. In 1963, he directed the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The A. Philip Randolph Institute was founded in his honor in 1964.
One of the leading black protest leaders of the twentieth century, he was best known as the editor of the Messenger (a radical Socialist journal), as the organizer of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and as the leader of the 1941 and 1963 Marches on Washington.
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| referencedIn | "Portraits of Outstanding Americans of Negro Origin Painted by Two Women Artists", ca. 1943 - ca. 1963 | National Archives at College Park | |
| creatorOf | A. Philip Randolph collection, 1940-1978 | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section | |
| creatorOf | A. Philip Randolph collection, 1940-1978. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | A. Philip Randolph Papers, 1909-1979, (bulk 1941-1968) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Albrier, Frances Mary, 1898-1987,. Oral history interview with Frances Albrier. 1968. | Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs | |
| referencedIn | Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. General Secretary-Treasurer. Joseph Schlossberg correspondence, 1930-1940. | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | American Committee on Africa. Archives 1948-1988. | Tulane University, Amistad Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Antioch Review mss., 1940-2007 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| referencedIn | Battle, Robert, 1917-. Oral history interview with Robert Battle, 1969. | Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs | |
| referencedIn | Bayard Rustin Papers, 1942-1987, (bulk 1963-1980) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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| associatedWith | A. Philip Randolph Campus High School (New York, N.Y.) |
| associatedWith | A. Philip Randolph Institute. |
| associatedWith | A. Philip Randolph Institute. A freedom budget for all Americans; budgeting our resources, 1966-1975, to achieve freedom from want. |
| associatedWith | Abrams, Charles, 1902-1970. |
| associatedWith | Adelaide Schulkind Frank |
| associatedWith | Albrier, Frances Mary, 1898-1987, |
| correspondedWith | Alves, Hazel |
| associatedWith | Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. General Secretary-Treasurer. |
| associatedWith | American Committee on Africa. |
| associatedWith | American federation of labor |
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Birth 1889-04-15
Death 1979-05-16
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