A. Philip Randolph
Born April 15, 1889
Crescent City, Florida
Died May 16, 1979
New York, New York
Labor and civil rights leader
During World War II (1939–45), A. Philip Randolph fought racial discrimination in war industries and the armed services. His efforts built a foundation for the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. A. Philip Randolph was one of the most influential black American leaders of the twentieth century.
Early Life
A. Philip Randolph was born on April 15, 1889, the second of two sons born to a poor family in Crescent City, Florida. His father, an itinerant minister who traveled about the area.....
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