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Mr. Black labor; the story of A. Philip Randolph, father of the civil rights movementEntry/Object ID
Library.2125Description
xii, 174 p. illus. 25 cm.
Mr. Black labor; the story of A. Philip Randolph, father of the civil rights movement by Daniel S. Davis
Bibliography: p. 165-167.
Summary: A. Philip Randolph was a labor leader and civil rights activist who founded the nation’s first major Black labor union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) in 1925. In the 1930s, his organizing efforts helped end both racial discrimination in defense industries and segregation in the U.S. armed forces. Randolph was also a principal organizer of the March on Washington in 1963, which paved the way for passage of the Civil Rights Act the following year.
Selected contents: Introduction by Bayard Rustin -- Growing p in Dixie -- Most dangerous Negro in America -- Labor movement -- Struggle for a Black union -- Battle with Pullman -- Black labor power -- Fighting from within -- National Negro Congress -- March on Washington Movement -- War on two fronts -- End of the Jim Crow Army -- Keep up the pressure -- Marching for jobs and freedom -- Father of the Civil Rights movement -- Selected bibliography -- Index.Collection
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Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979., African Americans -- Civil rights -- History., African Americans -- Biography., Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century., Labor unions, Black -- United States -- History -- 20th century.Publication Details
Author
Davis, Daniel S.Edition
1st editionPublisher
E. P. DuttonPlace Published
* Untyped Place Published
New YorkCall No.
E 185.97 .R27 D38 1972ISBN
0525353259LCCN
72082599