A Philip Randolph Merch
Description: "Nothing counts but pressure, pressure, more press, and still more pressure through broad organized aggressive mass action" - A Philip Randolph
A Philip Randolph quote, Pressure, Pressure, more Pressure Tapestry
by Voices of Labor
$23 $30
Description: Asa Philip Randolph (April 15, 1889 – May 16, 1979) was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, the American labor movement, and socialist political parties. He organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first predominantly African American labor union. In the early Civil Rights Movement, Randolph led the March on Washington Movement, which convinced President Franklin D. Roosevelt to issue Executive Order 8802 in 1941, banning discrimination in the defense industries during World War II. The group then successfully pressured President Harry S. Truman to issue Executive Order 9981 in 1948, ending segregation in the armed services. In 1963, Randolph was the head of the March on Washington, which w...
Description: Asa Philip Randolph (April 15, 1889 – May 16, 1979) was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, the American labor movement, and socialist political parties. He organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first predominantly African American labor union. In the early Civil Rights Movement, Randolph led the March on Washington Movement, which convinced President Franklin D. Roosevelt to issue Executive Order 8802 in 1941, banning discrimination in the defense industries during World War II. The group then successfully pressured President Harry S. Truman to issue Executive Order 9981 in 1948, ending segregation in the armed services. In 1963, Randolph was the head of the March on Washington, which w...
Description: Honor the legacy of civil rights leader and pioneering labor organizer A. Philip Randolph with this vintage industrial-style emblem. Featuring his commanding words, "Freedom Is Never Granted: It Is Won. Justice Is Never Given: It Is Exacted," the design unites railroad tracks, industrial gears, and the scales of justice rising against a bright sunburst. A powerful tribute for labor activists, union members, educators, historians, organizers, and champions of civil rights and economic justice.
