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A. Philip Randolph
American civil rights activist (–)
Asa Philip Randolph[1] (April 15, – May 16, ) was an American labor unionist and civil rights activist.
In , he organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first successful African-American-led labor union.
A.philip randolph biography
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In the early Civil Rights Movement and the Labor Movement, Randolph was a prominent voice. His continuous agitation with the support of fellow labor rights activists against racist labor practices helped lead President Franklin D.
Roosevelt to issue Executive Order in , banning discrimination in the defense industries during World War II. The group then successfully maintained pressure, so that President Harry S. Truman proposed a new Civil Rights Act and issued Executive Orders and in , promoting fair employment and anti-discrimination policies in federal government hiring, and ending racial segregation in the armed services.
Randolph was born and raised in Florida. He was educated at Cook