A. Phillip Randolph
Asa Phillip Randolph And Five Other Men Organized The Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car Porters On This Day In 1925. The BSCP Became One Of The Most Powerful Organizations In The History Of American Labor. By 1959, The Union Claimed More Than 15,000 Members.
The Labor Union Brought Together The Many Predominately Black Railroad Porters And Attendants Who Were Forced To Work Long Hours For Relatively Meager Wages And Benefits.
The BSCP Was Led By A. Philip Randolph, Its First President, And C. L. Dellums, Its Vice President (Dellums Was The Uncle Of U.S. Representative Ron Dellums). These Men, Along With Union Member E. D. Nixon, Became Significant Players In The Civil Rights Movement.
During The Course Of Hist Distinguished Career, Randolph Helped Negotiate The Return Of The CIO To The AFL In 1955 And Was The Co-Organizer Of The 1963 March On Washington.
Randolph Died May 16, 1979.
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
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Asa Phillip Randolph And Five Other Men Organized The Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car Porters On This Day In 1925. The BSCP Became One Of The Most Powerful Organizations In The History Of American Labor. By 1959, The Union Claimed More Than 15,000 Members.
The Labor Union Brought Together The Many Predominately Black Railroad Porters And Attendants Who Were Forced To Work Long Hours For Relatively Meager Wages And Benefits.
The BSCP Was Led By A. Philip Randolph, Its First President, And C. L. Dellums, Its Vice President (Dellums Was The Uncle Of U.S. Representative Ron Dellums). These Men, Along With Union Member E. D. Nixon, Became Significant Players In The Civil Rights Movement.
During The Course Of Hist Distinguished Career, Randolph Helped Negotiate The Return Of The CIO To The AFL In 1955 And Was The Co-Organizer Of The 1963 March On Washington.
Randolph Died May 16, 1979.
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
