A. Philip Randolph
American civil rights activist
Asa Philip Randolph was an American labor unionist and civil rights activist. In 1925, he organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first successful African-American-led labor union. In the early Civil Rights Movement and the... Wikipedia
Born: April 15, 1889, Crescent City, FL
Died: May 16, 1979 (age 90 years), Manhattan, New York, NY
Full name: Asa Philip Randolph
Spouse: Lucille Campbell Green Randolph (m. 1914–1963)
Parents: James William Randolph and Elizabeth Robinson Randolph
Organizations founded: Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, March on Washington Movement, and Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Education: The City College of New York