Being the son of an A.M.E. minister, Asa Philip Randolph was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement, the American labor movement, and socialist political parties. In the year 1925, he organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first predominantly African-American labor union. In the early days of the Civil Rights Movement and the Labor Movement, Randolph was a voice that would not be silenced. His continuous agitation with the support of fellow labor rights activists against unfair labor practices in relation to people of color eventually led President Franklin D. Roosevelt to issue Executive Order 8802 in 1941, banning discrimination in the defense industries during World War II.
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Church Affiliation:African Methodist Episcopal Church
Role in the Movement:Asa Phillip Randolph was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement, the American labor movement, and socialist political parties.
Birth Place:Crescent City, FL
Born Date:April 15, 1889
Deceased Date:May 16, 1979
Place Lived as Adult:Jacksonville, FL
Church Location:Jacksonville, FL