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A. Philip Randolph
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A. Philip Randolph
A 20th-century American socialist and union organizer. He was particularly known for his role in the civil rights movement, protesting against discrimination against Black Americans in military contracts and other areas. In 1925, he organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first major effort to unionize the Pullman Company, which was then a major employer of African Americans. He lived from 1889 to 1979.


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1967, 172-3; A Philip Randolph Institute, "An Appeal to the Community from Black Trade Unionists" (advertisement), New York Post, 19 Sept.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This work includes extensive discussion about the influence of African Americans on US foreign policy--from A Philip Randolph, Martin Luther King, and Whitney Young in the 1950s and 1960s to Charles Diggs, Andrew Young, Randall Robinson, and Ronald Dellums in the 1970s and 1980s.
The five New York schools (JHS 190 Russell Sage Junior High School, MS 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz School, PS 76 A Philip Randolph, PS 116 William Hughley, and PS/IS 332 The Charles Hamilton Houston Academy) were selected from hundreds of applicants to win the Parent-Communication grant, based on their comprehensive plans to improve attendance and achievement with the SchoolMessenger Desktop Calling System.
 
 
 
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