A. Philip Randolph

Asa Philip Randolph (April 15 1889 – May 16 1979) was a socialist who was active in the labor movement and the US civil rights movement. He was born in Crescent City, Florida. His father was a minister of the A.M.E. Church who moved the family to Jacksonville, Florida in 1891. In 1911, Randolph moved to New York City's Harlem in hope of becoming an actor.

External links

• Transcript, A. Philip Randolph Oral History Interview I, 10/29/69, by Thomas H. Baker, Internet Copy, LBJ Library. 26 pages. Accessed April 2, 2005.
• A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum
• A. Philp Randolf Institute The Senior Constituency Group of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

Documentaries

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• 10,000 Black Men Named George entry from the Internet Movie Database
• A. Philip Randolph Exhibit at the George Meany Memorial Archives.
• A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom 86 minutes, Producer: WETA. Director: Dante James. Distributor: California Newsreel. 1996.