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Subject(s)

• Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip) 1889-1979 [Browse]
• Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip) 1889-1979—Political and social views [Browse]
• African Americans—Biography [Browse]
• African American political activists—Biography [Browse]
• African American civil rights workers—Biography [Browse]
• African Americans—Civil rights—History—20th century [Browse]
• Civil rights movements—United States—History—20th century [Browse]
• Labor leaders—United States—Biography [Browse]
• Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters—History [Browse]
• United States—Race relations—History—20th century [Browse]

Series

Critical historical encounters. [More in this series]

Summary note

"Once labeled the most dangerous black man in America, A. Philip Randolph was a tireless crusader for civil rights and economic justice. In Marching Across the Color Line: A. Philip Randolph and Civil Rights in the World War II Era, author David Welky examines Randolph's central role in the African American struggle for equality during the World War II era. Frustrated by unequal treatment in the military and civilian life, Randolph threatened to march 100,000 African Americans to Washington, DC, unless President Franklin Roosevelt expanded employment opportunities for blacks. Roosevelt backed down following a tense standoff, issuing an executive order guaranteeing equal opportunities for all Americans to get jobs in the growing defense industry.Armed with this victory, Randolph led wartime charges to integrate the military, further expand job opportunities, and end discrimination against minorities. He staged massive rallies, badgered political leaders, and pricked the conscience of a nation fighting for democracy overseas while reluctant to create it at home.A lively, engaging narrative set against a turbulent backdrop of political maneuvering, race riots, and the largest war in human history, Marching Across the Color Line exposes students to an array of fascinating characters who wrote the dramatic opening chapters in America's civil rights saga."--Back cover.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-205) and index.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• The Hour and the Man
• We Want True Democracy
• One Hundred Thousand, Mister President
• No Place to Put You
• An Hour of Crisis
• Bad and Getting Worse
• Let Us Win Another Victory.

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ISBN

• 9780199998302 (acid-free paper)
• 0199998302 (acid-free paper)

LCCN

^^2013005062

OCLC

979929171

RCP

H - S

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