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
Date
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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Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
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: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Magazine publisher
Asa Philip Randolph: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Actor
Asa Philip Randolph: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Labor leader
Asa Philip Randolph: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Social reformer\Civil rights activist
Asa Philip Randolph: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom
Portrait
Link to Original Record
Record ID
npg_NPG.87.46