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A. Philip Randolph, Civil Rights Leader

Randolph seated behind microphones on desk at press conference. Asa Philip Randolph (April 15, 1889 - May 16, 1979) was a leader in the African-American civil rights movement, the American labor movement, and socialist political parties. He organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first predominantly African-American labor union. In the early civil rights movement, he led the March on Washington Movement, which convinced President Roosevelt to issue Executive Order 8802 in 1941, banning discrimination in the defense industries during WWII. The group then successfully pressured President Truman to issue Executive Order 9981 in 1948, ending segregation in the armed services. In 1963, Randolph was the head of the March on Washington, which was organized by Bayard Rustin, at which Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech. He inspired the Freedom budget, sometimes called the "Randolph Freedom budget", which aimed to deal with the economic problems facing the black community. In 1964, President Johnson presented Randolph with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He died in 1979 at the age of 90. Photographed for the World Telegram & Sun photo by Ed Ford, 1964.
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A. Philip Randolph, Civil Rights Leader
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Randolph seated behind microphones on desk at press conference. Asa Philip Randolph (April 15, 1889 - May 16, 1979) was a leader in the African-American civil rights movement, the American labor movement, and socialist political parties. He organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first predominantly African-American labor union. In the early civil rights movement, he led the March on Washington Movement, which convinced President Roosevelt to issue Executive Order 8802 in 1941, banning discrimination in the defense industries during WWII. The group then successfully pressured President Truman to issue Executive Order 9981 in 1948, ending segregation in the armed services. In 1963, Randolph was the head of the March on Washington, which was organized by Bayard Rustin, at which Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech. He inspired the Freedom budget, sometimes called the "Randolph Freedom budget", which aimed to deal with the economic problems facing the black community. In 1964, President Johnson presented Randolph with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He died in 1979 at the age of 90. Photographed for the World Telegram & Sun photo by Ed Ford, 1964.
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27.3 x 38.1 cm | 10.8 x 15.0 in (300 dpi)
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