A. Philip Randolph Labor Leader

A. Philip Randolph

An African American non-violent labor and civil rights movement leader who was active in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. In 1925, he founded the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP), winning recognition as the first major Black labor union. During World War II, he planned a march on Washington demanding the elimination of racial discrimination in the defense industry, successfully prompting President Franklin D. Roosevelt to issue an executive order banning employment discrimination. He played a central role in the subsequent 1963 March on Washington and serves as a spiritual pillar of the movement.

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Year	A. Philip Randolph
1889	Birth of A. Philip Randolph (Period: April 15, 1889, Location: Crescent City, Florida, United States)
1914	World War I (Age: 24 years old, Period: 1914-1918, Location: Battlefields centered on Europe, United States) Marriage (A. Philip Randolph, Lucille Campbell Green, Age: 24 years old, Period: 1914, Location: New York, United States)
1925	Formation of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (Age: 35 years old, Period: 1925, Location: United States)
1939	World War II (Age: 49 years old, Period: 1939–1945, Location: Wartime Administration and Domestic Front of the United States)
1941	March on Washington Movement (Age: 51 years old, Period: 1941, Location: Washington, D.C., United States) Issuance of Executive Order 8802 (Age: 52 years old, Period: June 25, 1941, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1947	Campaign for the desegregation of the armed forces (Age: 57 years old, Period: 1947–1948, Location: United States)
1963	March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963, Age: 74 years old, Period: August 28, 1963, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1979	Death of A. Philip Randolph (Age: 90 years old, Period: May 16, 1979)
Unknown	Marriage

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A. Philip Randolph Labor Leader