What is A. Philip Randolph?
{{Infobox person |image=A. Philip Randolph 1963 NYWTS.jpg |caption=Randolph in 1963 |birth_name=Asa Philip Randolph |birth_date={{birth date|1889|4|15|mf=y}} |birth_place=[[Crescent City, Florida|Crescent City]], [[Florida]], [[U.S.]] |death_date={{death date and age|1979|5|16|1889|4|15}} |death_place= New York City, [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. }} '''A. Philip Randolph''' <ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/491015/A-Philip-Randolph ''Encyclopædia Britannica'']</ref> (April 15, 1889&nbsp;– May 16, 1979) was a social activist who fought for labor rights for [[African-American]] communities during the 20th century. During [[World War I]], he attempted to unionize African-American shipyard workers and elevator operators and co-launched a magazine designed to encourage demand for higher wages. He later importantly founded the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, which by 1937 would become the first official African-American labor union. In 1942, he received the [[Spingarn Medal]] from the [[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]]. On September 14, 1964, he was awarded [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] by the President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]. == References == {{reflist}} {{African American topics}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Randolph, A Philip}} [[Category:1889 births]] [[Category:1979 deaths]] [[Category:American labor leaders]] [[Category:American socialists]] [[Category:Democratic socialists]] [[Category:Nonviolence advocates]] [[Category:People from Jacksonville, Florida]] [[Category:Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients]]