A. Philip Randolph

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A. Philip Randolph was a prominent African American labor leader and civil rights activist who organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and helped spearhead the 1963 March on Washington.

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instanceOf civil rights activist
human
labor leader
socialist
trade unionist
advocatedFor fair employment practices
nonviolent protest
racial integration of labor unions
awardReceived Presidential Medal of Freedom
burialPlace Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
causeOf desegregation of defense industries during World War II
coFounded Negro American Labor Council
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1889-04-15
dateOfDeath 1979-05-16
edited The Messenger
educatedAt City College of New York
Cookman Institute
ethnicGroup African American
familyName Randolph
founded Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
March on Washington Movement
fullName Asa Philip Randolph
givenName Asa
inspired Executive Order 8802
knownFor advocacy for Black workers
campaign against employment discrimination in defense industries
founding the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
helping to organize the 1963 March on Washington
movement American civil rights movement
labor movement
socialist movement in the United States
notableWork leadership in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
organization of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
occupation civil rights leader
editor
labor organizer
organized 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
placeOfBirth Crescent City, Florida, United States
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States
politicalAlignment democratic socialism
politicalParty Socialist Party of America
positionHeld head of the March on Washington Movement
president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
vice president of the AFL-CIO
religion Baptist
residence Harlem, New York City, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Lucille Campbell Green


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