Great Depression and New Deal Biographies | A. Philip Randolph Biography

Born April 15, 1889 Crescent City, Florida

Died May 16, 1979 New York, New York

Labor and civil rights leader

"As a youngster, Randolph listened to his father's parishioners [church members] complain about the problems of racial prejudice. This exposure, combined with the experience of growing up in segregated Jacksonville [Florida]…raised his consciousness."

Paula F. Pfeffer in A. Philip Randolph: Pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement

A.Philip Randolph was one of the most important black labor leaders of the twentieth century and was highly influential in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Unlike many other black leaders, Randolph sought social justice for black Americans primarily through increased economic opportunities. He formed a...