THE GEORGE MEANY MEMORIAL ARCHIVES
A. Philip Randolph, 1889-1979
Civil Rights Activist

Madison Square Garden rally, 1956.

L to R: Martin Luther King, Jr., Randolph, Eleanor Roosevelt, Adam Clayton Powell, Rev. Licorish and Ms. Forsette. Although in his early sixties when the 1950s began, Randolph had no thoughts of retiring from public speaking. Well into the 1960s, Randolph remained a sought-after speaker at mass rallies, conventions and organizational meetings.

Photograph credit: Library of Congress.

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