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A. Philip Randolph: And the African-American Labor Movement (Portraits of Black Americans) [Library Binding]

Calvin Craig Miller (Author)
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Grade 7 Up–Randolph lived a long, fascinating life, characterized by his single-minded drive to achieve racial equality for African Americans. In the course of 40 years, he faced down two U.S. presidents, defeated a powerful railroad company, and was the force behind the 1963 March on Washington. Miller depends heavily on existing scholarly and popular Randolph biographies. He tells the story in much the same way as it was told before, such as in Catherine Reef's A. Philip Randolph: Union Leader and Civil Rights Crusader (Enslow, 2001) and Lillie Patterson's A. Philip Randolph: Messenger for the Masses (Facts On File, 1995). Still, for readers with no knowledge of the subject, the overview approach makes Randolph and his achievements more accessible, and the book is certainly enhanced by the archival photographs of pivotal moments in the man's life and times.–Carol Jones Collins, Columbia High School, Maplewood, NJ
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Gr. 7-10. Aside from a suspect bit of legend building at the beginning (as children, if Randolph and his brother did not fight back against bullying, their mother "would whip them, for she hated cowards") and a reliance on previously published sources only, Miller lucidly traces Randolph's spectacular career while presenting a case study in the effective use of hard-nosed rhetoric and nonviolent tactics to achieve breakthroughs in the fight against segregation. Profusely illustrated with photographs, sometimes in color, and capped by resource lists, this portrait of the fiery civil rights leader will be useful in small and medium-sized libraries as a replacement or alternative for such out-of-print titles as Sally Hanley's A. Philip Randolph (1989). John Peters
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Product Details

  • Library Binding: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Morgan Reynolds Publishing (March 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1931798508
  • ISBN-13: 978-1931798501
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,628,950 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended!, March 18, 2005
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This book is more than simply a compelling biography of A. Philip Randolph. It clearly and concisely traces the evolution of the African-American Labor Movement and the fight against segregation in all aspects of American life, starting years before what most people think of as the "Civil Rights Movement." (In fact, Randolph was negotiating with Presidents when Martin Luther King Jr. was still a child.) His long, unrelenting struggle is well documented here in both words and images, making this a most valuable addition to any library. Highly recommended!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for Elementary & Middle school age children, March 1, 2009
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I ordered this book for a National History Day project for my 7th grader and was very pleased. It has lots of pictures and explains the complex subject of Segration, Labor Unions and Civil Rights in easy to read print and wording. A Phillip Randolph was unsung hero of the civil rights movement and this book portrays his life's accomplishments very well.
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Asa Philip Randolph was about ten when a group of solemn, angry men arrived at his Jacksonville, Florida, home one afternoon. Read the first page
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African Americans, New York, The Messenger, Library of Congress, Pullman Company, United States, Jim Crow, White House, Bayard Rustin, James Randolph, President Roosevelt, Asa Philip Randolph, Reverend Randolph, Ashley Totten, Black Power, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, President Kennedy, Chandler Owen, Lincoln Memorial, National Archives, President Truman, Walter White, Epworth League, Independent Political Council, Elizabeth Randolph
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