A. Philip Randolph : for jobs & freedom / WETA-TV ; a film by Dante J. James ; produced by Dante J. James ; written by Juan Williams, Dante J. James.

Biography of the African American labor leader, journalist, and civil rights activist, A. Philip Randolph. Randolph won the first national labor agreement for a black union, The Sleeping Car porters. His threat of a protest march on Washington forced President Roosevelt to ban segregation in the fed...

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Corporate Authors:	WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) California Newsreel (Firm)
Other Authors:	Thigpen, Lynne James, Dante J. Williams, Juan Pfeffer, Paula F., 1931- Harris, William Bracey, John H. Lichtenstein, Nelson Farmer, James L., Jr. (James Leonard), 1920-1999 Franklin, John Hope, 1915-2009 Black, Timuel D. Lewis, John, 1940-2020
Language:	English
Published:	San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, [1996], ©1996.
Subjects:	Randolph, A. Philip > (Asa Philip), > 1889-1979. Roosevelt, Franklin D. > (Franklin Delano), > 1882-1945. African Americans. Truman, Harry S., > 1884-1972. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters > History. African Americans > Biography. African American civil rights workers > Biography. Labor unions, Black > United States > History > 20th century. Labor unions > United States > History > 20th century. Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century. African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century. African Americans > History > 1877-1964. Protest songs > United States. Labor unions > United States > Songs and music. African Americans > Civil rights > Songs and music. Documentary television programs. Biographical films. Films for the hearing impaired. March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom > (1963 : > Washington, D.C.) Documentary films.
Genre:	Biography. Songs and music. Biographical films. Documentary television programs. Documentary films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	For jobs & freedom.
Format:	Video DVD

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