June 18 -- Union Communications Services, Inc.
Union and civil rights leader A. Philip
Randolph and others meet with President Roosevelt about a proposed July 1
March on Washington to protest discrimination in war industries. A week
later, Roosevelt orders that the industries desegregate - 1941
(A Philip Randolph: A Biographical Portrait: This
is a fascinating biography of a great American hero. A. Philip Randolph
(1889-1979) was not only the most famous African American labor leader
of his time, he was also a key figure in the civil rights movement.)
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
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