Cross Cultural Solidarity

History; in the Service of Solidarity

A. Philip Randolph

Books

Cornelius L. Bynum: A. Philip Randolph and the Struggle for Civil Rights.

Andrew E. Kersten: A. Philip Randolph: A Life in the Vanguard.

Andrew E. Kersten & Clarence Lang: Reframing Randolph: Labor, Black Freedom, and the Legacies of A. Philip Randolph.

Andrew E. Kersten & David Lucander: For Jobs and Freedom: Selected Speeches and Writings of A. Philip Randolph.

David Lucander: Winning the War for Democracy: The March on Washington Movement, 1941-1946.

Cynthia Taylor: A. Philip Randolph: The Religious Journey of an African American Labor Leader.

Articles

William H. Adams: Review of “A. Philip Randolph and the Struggle for Civil Rights.”

AFL-CIO entry.

Biography.com entry.

Jamelle Bouie: What A. Philip Randolph Knew About Jobs and Freedom.

Howard Brick: The Other March on Washington: As Nazism was challenged abroad, A. Philip Randolph led an uncompromising campaign for democracy at home.

David Cochran: The Lessons of A. Philip Randolph’s Life for Racial Justice and Labor Activists Today.

Peter Dreier: A. Philip Randolph Was Once “the Most Dangerous Negro in America”.

Michael E. Hill: Who Was A. Philip Randolph?

MLK Institute entry.

Paul Prescod: You Should Know More About A. Philip Randolph, One of America’s Greatest Socialists.

Rosanita Ratcliff: How to Honor the Environmental Legacy of the March on Washington: Both Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and A. Philip Randolph passionately tied the fight against racism to the larger war for economic opportunity, workers’ rights, and environmental justice.

The Washington Post: A. Philip Randolph Dies at 90.

Wikipedia entry.

Video & Audio

10,000 Men named George(film.)

Biography: A. Philip Randolph.

Crash Course Black American History: Randolph, Rustin, & the Origins of the March on Washington.

C-SPAN: Sleeping Car Porters and Civil Rights.

JFK Library: John Lewis on A. Philip Randolph and JFK.

A. Philip Randolph:

  • Opening remarks at the 1963 March on Washington: Audio, text.
  • A. Philip Randolph reads the march’s pledge. (Audio, 4:26 minutes in.)

WGN News: The National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum.

See Also:

Resources on the March on Washington Movement, 1941-1946.

Resources on the 1963 March on Washington.