A. Philip Randolph

A Life in the Vanguard

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

AvAndrew E. Kersten,Jacqueline M. Moore

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Before the emergence of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., there were several key leaders who fought for civil rights in the United States. Among them was A. Philip Randolph, who perhaps best embodied the hopes, ideals, and aspirations of black Americans. Born in the South at the start of the Jim Crow era, Randolph was by his thirtieth birthday a prime mover in the movement to expand civil, social, and economic rights in America. A Socialist and a radical, Randolph devoted his life to energizing the black masses into collective action. He successfully organized the all-black Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and led the March on Washington Movement during the Second World War. In this engaging new book, historian Andrew E. Kersten explores Randolph's significant influences and accomplishments as both a labor and civil rights leader. Kersten pays particular attention to Randolph's political philosophy, his involvement in the labor and civil rights movements, and his dedication to improving the lives of American workers.

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Utgivningsdatum2006-12-21
Mått148 x 228 x 13 mm
Vikt299 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieAfrican American Experience Series
Antal sidor184
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780742548985

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ForewordChapter 1: From Preacher Son to Socialist Radical: Randolph's Formative Years in Florida and New York CityChapter 2: A Union Revolution: The Creation of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car PortersChapter 3: When Negroes Don't March: A. Philip Randolph and the Power of Protest Politics during World War IIChapter 4: Unfinished Business: Randolph's Civil Rights Struggles During the Cold WarChapter 5: The 1963 March on Washington: Randolph's Finest HourAfterwordDocumentsBibliographic Essay

Andrew Kersten's A. Philip Randolph: A Life in the Vanguard accomplishes its goals to an exceptional degree. In clear, often eloquent, prose Kersten relates the essentials of Randolph's life and achievements. Kersten's sympathetic, but not uncritical, portrait is grounded in the extensive primary sources and recent scholarly studies without being overwhelmed by them. For the interested general reader and the discerning undergraduate, Kersten's Randolph should be the biography of choice.