Asa Philip RandolphAsa Philip Randolph

By Rachel ChengBy Rachel Cheng

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Early ChildhoodEarly Childhood

Asa P. Randolph was born on April Asa P. Randolph was born on April 15, 1889 in Crescent City, Florida 15, 1889 in Crescent City, Florida but moved to Jacksonville, Florida but moved to Jacksonville, Florida two years later. He was born to two years later. He was born to James William and Elizabeth James William and Elizabeth (Robinson) Randolph. His sibling (Robinson) Randolph. His sibling includes his older brother William. includes his older brother William. His father was the minister of A.M.E. His father was the minister of A.M.E. Church.Church.

School LifeSchool Life

He read He read Communist ManifestoCommunist Manifesto by by Karl Marx while other children his Karl Marx while other children his age were still reading age were still reading Alice in Alice in WonderlandWonderland. As a child he had . As a child he had thought of a career with power like a thought of a career with power like a congressman or lawyer so he can congressman or lawyer so he can fight for the rights of blacks and fight for the rights of blacks and others who are treated differently. others who are treated differently. He graduated out of Cookman He graduated out of Cookman Institute as class valedictorian andInstitute as class valedictorian and

School Life (cont.)School Life (cont.)

was also on the baseball team, sang was also on the baseball team, sang in choir, excelled in literature, drama, in choir, excelled in literature, drama, and public speaking. He’d worked and public speaking. He’d worked odd jobs (elevator operator, porter, odd jobs (elevator operator, porter, and waiter) while going to City and waiter) while going to City College of New York after moving College of New York after moving there in 1911. It was there when he there in 1911. It was there when he met Chandler Owen who attended met Chandler Owen who attended ColumbiaColumbia

School Life (cont.)School Life (cont.)

University as a law student. This University as a law student. This was the beginning of was the beginning of The The MessengerMessenger..

Chandler OwenChandler Owen

The MessengerThe Messenger

The MessengerThe Messenger was a radical was a radical Harlem magazine. It also gave Harlem magazine. It also gave blacks the opportunities for being in blacks the opportunities for being in the military. It also went against the military. It also went against lynching. In it were arguments of lynching. In it were arguments of the US joining World War I or not the US joining World War I or not and advising blacks to arm and advising blacks to arm themselves in case a mob of white themselves in case a mob of white came and attacked them.came and attacked them.

QuoteQuote

“ “Salvation for a race, nation or class Salvation for a race, nation or class must come from within. Freedom is must come from within. Freedom is never granted; it is won. Justice is never never granted; it is won. Justice is never given; it is exacted and the struggle given; it is exacted and the struggle must be continuous for freedom is never must be continuous for freedom is never a final fact, but a continuing evolving a final fact, but a continuing evolving process to higher and higher levels of process to higher and higher levels of human, social, economic, political and human, social, economic, political and religious relationship.“religious relationship.“

-A. Philip Randolph-A. Philip Randolph

Brotherhood of Brotherhood of Sleeping Car PortersSleeping Car Porters

The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, otherwise known as BSCP, Porters, otherwise known as BSCP, was found in 1925. It then worked was found in 1925. It then worked with Pullman Company after with Pullman Company after twelve years of hard work.twelve years of hard work.

Members of BSCPMembers of BSCP

March on WashingtonMarch on Washington

The March on Washington was The March on Washington was organized by Asa P. Randolph, John organized by Asa P. Randolph, John Lewis, Martin Luther King Jr., Roy Lewis, Martin Luther King Jr., Roy Wilkins from NAACP, and James Wilkins from NAACP, and James Farmer from CORE’S. It was Farmer from CORE’S. It was organized because Randolph organized because Randolph believed in equality for blacks and believed in equality for blacks and Washington still believed in Washington still believed in segregation. The marchsegregation. The march

March on Washington March on Washington (cont.)(cont.)

was for jobs and freedoms. It was set was for jobs and freedoms. It was set off in 1941 because but eventually off in 1941 because but eventually happened in 1963 where 250,000 happened in 1963 where 250,000 people marched in Washington and people marched in Washington and this is where Martin Luther King Jr. this is where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have A Dream” speech.gave his “I Have A Dream” speech.

Marchers walking in Washington D.C.Marchers walking in Washington D.C.

March on Washington March on Washington (cont.)(cont.)

Randolph had responded in Randolph had responded in The The New York Review of BooksNew York Review of Books “You “You take ten thousand dollars from a take ten thousand dollars from a white man; you have his ten white man; you have his ten thousand dollars, but he’s got your thousand dollars, but he’s got your movement. You take ten cents from movement. You take ten cents from a Negro; you get his ten cents, and a Negro; you get his ten cents, and you also have the Negro.”you also have the Negro.”

TimelineTimeline

*April 15, 1889- Asa P. Randolph was *April 15, 1889- Asa P. Randolph was born in Crescent City, Florida.born in Crescent City, Florida.

*1891- Moved to Jacksonville, *1891- Moved to Jacksonville, Florida.Florida.

*1911- Moved to New York hoping to *1911- Moved to New York hoping to become an actor.become an actor.

*1914- Married widow Lucille Green.*1914- Married widow Lucille Green.

*1917- Started *1917- Started The MessengerThe Messenger..

Timeline (cont.)Timeline (cont.)

*1921- Lost running for New York *1921- Lost running for New York Secretary of State.Secretary of State.

*August 1925- Founded the *August 1925- Founded the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.

*1940s-50s- Famous for being an *1940s-50s- Famous for being an African-American rights spokesperson.African-American rights spokesperson.

*1947- Spoke with President Truman *1947- Spoke with President Truman about African-American civil rights. about African-American civil rights.

Timeline (cont.)Timeline (cont.)

*1963- March on Washington.*1963- March on Washington. *1964- Civil Rights Act of 1964 signed.*1964- Civil Rights Act of 1964 signed. *1968- Health began to weaken.*1968- Health began to weaken. *May 16, 1979- Lived to 90 years of *May 16, 1979- Lived to 90 years of

age in New York, New York.age in New York, New York.

Asa Philip RandolphAsa Philip Randolph

AwardsAwards

*1941- Honorary LL.D., Howard *1941- Honorary LL.D., Howard UniversityUniversity

*1942- Spingarn Medal, NAACP*1942- Spingarn Medal, NAACP

*1964- Presidential Medal of *1964- Presidential Medal of FreedomFreedom

*1973- Civil Rights Award, *1973- Civil Rights Award, American Federation of TeachersAmerican Federation of Teachers

BibliographyBibliography

Book Source:Book Source:

-Isaacs, Alan. -Isaacs, Alan. Webster’s Family Webster’s Family EncyclopediaEncyclopedia. 13 vols. New York: . 13 vols. New York: 1993.1993.

Limited information on his Limited information on his accomplishments and what he accomplishments and what he was famous for.was famous for.

Bibliography (cont.)Bibliography (cont.)

Internet Sources:Internet Sources:

-Jessica McElrath. -Jessica McElrath. Asa P. Randolph- Asa P. Randolph- Profile of Labor & Civil Rights Leader A. Profile of Labor & Civil Rights Leader A. Philip Randolph.Philip Randolph. <http://afroamhistory.about.com/cs/ap<http://afroamhistory.about.com/cs/aphiliprandolph/p/aphiliprandolph.htm>hiliprandolph/p/aphiliprandolph.htm>

It gave brief but specific information It gave brief but specific information about his whole life and work. No about his whole life and work. No information on marriage.information on marriage.

Bibliography (cont.)Bibliography (cont.)

-A. Philip Randolph: Biography from -A. Philip Randolph: Biography from Answers.com.Answers.com. <http://www.answers.com/topic/a-<http://www.answers.com/topic/a-philip-randolph> 28 Apr. 2009philip-randolph> 28 Apr. 2009

More useful if you’re looking for quotes More useful if you’re looking for quotes he’d said.he’d said.

-Dominique Butler. -Dominique Butler. A. Philip RandolphA. Philip Randolph. . <http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/schools/ra<http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/schools/randolph.html> 1 May 2009ndolph.html> 1 May 2009

This site had good information on his This site had good information on his later years of life.later years of life.

Bibliography (cont.)Bibliography (cont.)

--A. Philip Randolph Bio. A. Philip Randolph Bio. <http://www.apri.org./ht/d/sp/i/225/pid/2<http://www.apri.org./ht/d/sp/i/225/pid/225> 1 May 200925> 1 May 2009

Brief notes at the beginning and what I Brief notes at the beginning and what I needed which were not on other sites.needed which were not on other sites.

--Brotherhood of Sleeping Car PortersBrotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. . <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brotherhoo<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brotherhood_of_Sleeping_Car_Porters> 1 May 2009d_of_Sleeping_Car_Porters> 1 May 2009

Helpful and gave specific details and Helpful and gave specific details and info.info.

Bibliography (cont.)Bibliography (cont.)

-Jessica McElrath. -Jessica McElrath. The March on The March on Washington, 1963Washington, 1963. . <http://afroamhistory.about.com/<http://afroamhistory.about.com/od/marchonwashington/a/marchood/marchonwashington/a/marchonwash1963.thm> 1 May 2009nwash1963.thm> 1 May 2009

It gave me the details that I It gave me the details that I needed for what the march was needed for what the march was about.about.