Asa Philip Randolph

Object Details

Artist

Seymour Kattelson, 11 Feb 1923 - 24 Nov 2018

Sitter

Asa Philip Randolph, 15 Apr 1889 - 16 Mar 1979

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.

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

1948

Object number

NPG.87.46

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© Estate of Seymour Kattelson

Type

Photograph

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")

Place

United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Exhibition

The Struggle for Justice Refresh

On View

NPG, West Gallery 220

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Headgear\Hat

Exterior

Costume\Jewelry\Necklace\Pearl

Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigar

Baggage & Luggage\Bag

Costume\Dress Accessory\Handkerchief

Architecture\Building

Equipment\Camera

Equipment\Sign

Costume\Jewelry\Pin

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie

Asa Philip Randolph: Male

Asa Philip Randolph: Journalism and Media\Magazine publisher

Asa Philip Randolph: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor

Asa Philip Randolph: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Labor leader

Asa Philip Randolph: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist

Asa Philip Randolph: Presidential Medal of Freedom

Portrait

Record ID

npg_NPG.87.46

Metadata Usage (text)

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GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm43afe0581-fef0-446e-ad56-724a6c0a6c31