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For jobs and freedom : selected speeches and writings of A. Philip Randolph / edited by Andrew E. Kersten and David Lucander.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979.
- Standardized Title:
- Works. Selections
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
- African Americans--Civil rights.
- African Americans.
- Civil rights movements--United States.
- Civil rights movements.
- United States--Race relations.
- United States.
- United States--Economic conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (380 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, [Massachusetts] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : University of Massachusetts Press, 2014.
- Summary:
- As the head of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and a tireless advocate for civil rights, A.Philip Randolph (1889-1979) served as a bridge between African Americans and the labor movement.
- Contents:
- The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
- Labor leader at large
- Randolph speaks his mind, 1919-1967
- Randolph's views on politics in the United States
- The March on Washington movement and the Fair Employment Practice Committee
- Making and witnessing history in the civil rights movement
- Randolph, war, and the fight to desegregate the United States military
- A. Philip Randolph on international affairs.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-61376-340-9
- OCLC:
- 933516710
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