Mr. Black labor; the story of A. Philip Randolph, father of the civil rights movement
Entry/Object ID
Library.2125
Description
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.
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Library
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Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Book
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
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.
