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Film Analysis: The Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car Porters

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I believe A. Philip Randolph was an effective civil rights leader who stood in the face of adversity and hatred to accomplish a goal for the benefit African Americans. His accomplishments did open the door for equal rights. He was the founder of Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. Organizer of the first march on Washington in 1941, the march did not happen but the threat established the Fair Employment Practices Committee. Randolph organized and participate in the march on Washington 1963., and was co-editor of a magazine called The Messenger. He was a force a leader in the civil and labor rights movements. My documentary was from the bio.com called, A. Philip Randolph-Civil Rights Pioneer and it began with images of A. Philip Randolph. …show more content…

The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was founded after the porters approached A. Philip Randolph who had no ties to Pullman Company. He was reluctant at first but agreed to take on the cause. He fought for 12 years to be recognized. The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters won its first contract with the American Federation of Labor. The fight wasn’t just for the porters, it was for maids, and any other positions African Americans held on the Pullman Trains. Two years later the Pullman Company agreed to the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters terms but Randolph eventually removed the company from the American Federation of Labor because they failed to fight discrimination. He went on to the newly formed Congress of Industrial Organization. The change did not improve how African Americans were treated so Randolph warned President Franklin D. Roosevelt he would lead a march of thousands of black men in Washington. This tactic forced Roosevelt to issue an executive order barring discrimination in defense industries and federal bureaus creating the Fair Employment Practice Committee. After WWII Randolph went on to fight segregation in the military. In 1948 executive order was issued by President Harry S. Truman banned racial segregation in the U.S. Armed

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