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Artist:
Seymour Kattelson, 11 Feb 1923 - 24 Nov 2018  Search this
Sitter:
Asa Philip Randolph, 15 Apr 1889 - 16 Mar 1979  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet/Mount: 27.6 × 27.2 cm (10 7/8 × 10 11/16")
Mount (second): 50.6 × 40.6 cm (19 15/16 × 16")
Mat: 71.1 × 55.9 cm (28 × 22")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia
Date:
1948
Exhibition Label:
Born Crescent City, Florida
Civil rights activist A. Philip Randolph waged a lifelong battle for the economic empowerment of African Americans. In 1925, he accepted the challenge of organizing the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters—the first Black labor union chartered by the American Federation of Labor. Continuing his advocacy for African American workers, Randolph called for a march on Washington in 1941 to protest the exclusion of Black people from defense industry jobs. He canceled the event only after President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an order mandating an end to discriminatory practices by government contractors.
Following World War II, Randolph led the effort to desegregate the nation’s armed forces and waged a civil disobedience campaign against the draft until President Harry Truman ordered an end to segregation in the military in 1948. Randolph crowned his career in 1963 by helping to organize the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Nacido en Crescent City, Florida
A. Philip Randolph, activista pro derechos civiles, luchó toda su vida por el empoderamiento económico de los afroamericanos. En 1925 aceptó el reto de organizar la Hermandad de Maleteros de Coches-Cama, primer sindicato negro reconocido por la Federación Estadounidense del Trabajo. En 1941 convocó una marcha a Washington para protestar por la práctica de excluir a los negros de los empleos en la industria de la defensa. Solo canceló el evento cuando Franklin D. Roosevelt firmó la orden que prohibía las prácticas discriminatorias de los contratistas del gobierno.
Tras la II Guerra Mundial, Randolph encabezó la lucha por eliminar la segregación en las fuerzas armadas y condujo una campaña de desobediencia civil contra el servicio militar obligatorio hasta que el presidente Harry Truman ordenó el fin de la segregación en el ejército en 1948. Randolph coronó su carrera en 1963 ayudando a organizar la histórica Marcha a Washington por el Trabajo y la Libertad.
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Exterior  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace\Pearl  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigar  Search this
Baggage & Luggage\Bag  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Handkerchief  Search this
Architecture\Building  Search this
Equipment\Camera  Search this
Equipment\Sign  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Pin  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie  Search this
Asa Philip Randolph: Male  Search this
Asa Philip Randolph: Journalism and Media\Magazine publisher  Search this
Asa Philip Randolph: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this
Asa Philip Randolph: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Labor leader  Search this
Asa Philip Randolph: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist  Search this
Asa Philip Randolph: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.87.46
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Seymour Kattelson
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm43afe0581-fef0-446e-ad56-724a6c0a6c31
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.87.46