A. Philip Randolph collection 1940-1978

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A. Philip Randolph collection 1940-1978

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Civil rights leader and President of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. Randolph died in 1979. Speeches, statements, and press releases related to A. Philip Randolph and his work with the labor movement, international and national politics, civil rights, the Brotherhood of Sleeping of Porters, the Fair Employment Practice Committee, and other activities as they relate to African Americans. Randolph's personal financial records are included.

2.5 lin. ft.

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section

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Brotherhood of sleeping car porters

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The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) organized railway porters (traditionally an occupation for African-Americans) to bargain with the Pullman Company which held a virtual monopoly on the nation's sleeping car facilities. The BSCP was founded in 1925 in New York City to counteract the poor wages, long hours, and other injustices practiced by the Pullman Car Company. A. Philip Randolph became president of the Brotherhood in 1928. In the mid-1930's the American Federation of...

Randolph, A. Philip, 1889-1979

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Asa 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 ...

United States. Committee on Fair Employment Practice

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The Fair Employment Practice Committee was established in 1941 to prevent discrimination in essential defense industries and to see to the needs of minority workers. From the description of Selected documents, 1941-1946. [microform] (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 173203798 ...