A. Philip Randolph - A Life in the Vanguard

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.

List of contents

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
Documents
Bibliographic Essay

About the author

By Andrew E. Kersten - Series edited by Jacqueline M. Moore and Nina Mjagkij

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 E Kersten, Andrew E. Kersten, Andrew Edmund Kersten
• Assisted by: Nina Mjagkij (Editor), Jacqueline M. Moore (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.12.2006
• EAN: 9780742548985
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-4898-5
• No. of pages: 184
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 6 mm
• Series: The African American History Series; African American History (Rowm; The African American Experience Series; The African American Experience Series; African American History (Rowm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories