A.+Philip+Randolph

by Daria Grade 5

A. Philip Randolph was born in 1899 in Crescent City, Florida. His life’s work was to be a spokesman for African Americans so they could get their civil rights. He organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. He organized it because the porters didn’t have any rights.

A. Philip Randolph asked President Roosevelt to desegregate the war industry jobs, then he asked President Truman to desegregate the military and it worked.

A. Philip Randolph was a civil rights spokesman because the Black people were tired of being treated unfairly. What happened that was unfair was Black people wouldn’t be able to do what white people could do. We need equal justice in the courts, good education in schools and everybody should be able to vote. A. Philip Randolph organized many marches. He organized the March on Washington in 1963 with Dr. King and Bayard Rustin.

Image source: http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2011/02/03/black-history-dedication-a-phillip-randolph/