A. Philip Randolph's labor activism

Asa Philip Randolph

An American labor leader and civil rights movement leader. Known for creating the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first major labor union of African American workers. A pioneer who linked the labor movement with the civil rights movement, he played a historical role as a leader of the 1941 March on Washington movement and the 1963 March on Washington.

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Year	Asa Philip Randolph
1889	Birth of Asa Philip Randolph (Period: April 15, 1889, Location: Crescent City, Florida, United States)
1911	Migration to New York City (Asa Philip Randolph, Age: 21 years old, Period: 1911, Location: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States)
1913	Marriage (Asa Philip Randolph, Lucille Campbell Green Randolph, Age: 23 years old, Period: 1913, Location: New York City, New York, United States)
1914	World War I (Age: 24 years old, Period: 1914–1918, Location: Europe and other regions)
1917	Founding of The Messenger magazine (Age: 27 years old, Period: 1917, Location: New York City, New York, United States)
1925	Leadership of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (Age: 35 years old, Period: 1925–1968, Location: United States) Establishment of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP, Age: 35 years old, Period: 1925, Location: New York City, New York, United States)
1941	World War II (Age: 51 years old, Period: 1941–1945, Location: No direct combat participation) 1941 March on Washington movement (Age: 51 years old, Period: 1941, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1947	Cold War (Age: 57 years old, Period: 1947–1991, Location: United States, Soviet Union, United Nations)
1948	Campaign for Executive Order 9981 (Age: 58 years old, Period: 1948, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1950	Campaign for the Civil Rights Act (Age: 60 years old, Period: 1950s–1960s, Location: United States)
1955	Appointment as Vice President of the AFL-CIO (Asa Philip Randolph, Age: 65 years old, Period: 1955, Location: United States)
1963	March on Washington (Age: 74 years old, Period: August 28, 1963, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1965	Establishment of the A. Philip Randolph Institute (Age: 75 years old, Period: 1965, Location: United States)
1979	Death of Asa Philip Randolph (Age: 90 years old, Period: May 16, 1979)

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