Frustrated that the American Railway Union had refused to accept Black railway workers, which by 1925 had swelled to more that 10,000 porters, Randolph led a push to form the Brotherhood of Sleeping ...
A century ago this year, on Aug. 25, 1925, 500 Pullman Co. railroad porters secretly gathered in New York City’s Harlem for a ...
Philip Randolph (front, center), president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, threatened to have ... Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802, prohibiting discrimination in defense jobs ...
Discover the inspiring legacy of Rosina Corrothers Tucker, a trailblazing Black woman who fought for labor rights and social ...
A. Philip Randolph, head of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, talks to newsmen at the Capitol after leader of the March on Washington met with congressional leaders, Aug. 28, 1963.
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