A. Philip Randolph : a life in the vanguard / Andrew E. Kersten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kersten, Andrew Edmund, 1969-

Series:

African American history series (Lanham, Md.)

The African American history series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979.

Randolph, A. Philip.

Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.

African Americans--Biography.

African Americans.

Civil rights workers--United States--Biography.

Civil rights workers.

History.

United States.

Labor unions--United States--Officials and employees--Biography.

Labor unions.

Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters--History.

African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.

African Americans--Civil rights.

Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xiii, 169 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2007]

Summary:

Before the emergence of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., there were several key leaders who fought for civil rights in the United States. Among them was A. Philip Randolph, who perhaps best embodied the hopes, ideals, and aspirations of black Americans. Born in the South at the start of the Jim Crow era, Randolph was by his thirtieth birthday a prime mover in the movement to expand civil, social, and economic rights in America. A socialist and a radical, Randolph devoted his life to energizing the black masses into collective action. He successfully organized the all-black Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and led the March on Washington Movement during World War II. In this engaging new book, historian Andrew E. Kersten explores Randolph's significant influences and accomplishments as both a labor and civil rights leader. Kersten pays particular attention to Randolph's political philosophy, his involvement in the labor and civil rights movements, and his dedication to improving the lives of American workers.

Contents:

Chapter 1 From Preacher Son to Socialist Radical: Randolph's Formative Years in Florida and New York City 1

Chapter 2 A Union Revolution: The Creation of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 25

Chapter 3 When Negroes Don't March: A. Philip Randolph and the Power of Protest Politics during World War II 47

Chapter 4 Unfinished Business: Randolph's Civil Rights Struggles during the Cold War 69

Chapter 5 The 1963 March on Washington: Randolph's Finest Hour 91

Bibliography of Primary Sources 123.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

074254897X

0742548988

OCLC:

70830937

Publisher Number:

9780742548978

9780742548985