Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters records, 1925-1980.

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Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters records, 1925-1980.

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This collection consists of the records of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (1925-1980), including correspondence, membership applications (1925-1930), printed material and administrative records. Correspondence is primarily between A. Philip Randolph and other labor organizers or government officials. Also included are three addresses given by Randolph in the 1950s.

1.5 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8000998

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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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 ...