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A. Philip Randolph - A Life in the Vanguard

English · Hardback

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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. In this concise and engaging new book, historian Andrew E. Kersten explores Randolph's influences and accomplishments as both a labor and civil rights leader.

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

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Andrew E. Kersten is associate professor of history and the chair of social change & development at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. He is the author of Race, Jobs, and the War: The FEPC in the Midwest, 1941-1946, Labor's Home Front: The American Federation of Labor and World War II, and numerous articles.

Summary

Before the emergence of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr, there were several key leaders who fought for civil rights in the US. Among them was A Philip Randolph, who perhaps best embodied the hopes, ideals, and aspirations of black Americans. This book explores Randolph's influences and accomplishments as both a labor and civil rights leader.

Product details

Authors Andrew Kersten, Andrew E. Kersten, Andrew Edmund Kersten
Assisted by Nina Mjagkij (Editor), Jacqueline M. Moore (Editor)
Publisher Rowman and Littlefield
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 21.12.2006
 
EAN 9780742548978
ISBN 978-0-7425-4897-8
No. of pages 184
Dimensions 159 mm x 235 mm x 13 mm
Series African American History (Rowm
The African American Experience Series
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries
Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories
Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

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