Welcome to Day 7!
“A. Philip Randolph was arrested in the streets for treason. He was a oung man demanding rights for Black workers – or else. W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington agreed on one thing. The could not stand the “new radical negroes” like A. Philip Randolph! He was a socialist. A rabble-rouser. A labor man.
They called him every name in the book. Today, we call him the single, most impactful social, political, and economic activist in Black history…”
– GirlTrek’s Black History Bootcamp
Day 7:
| GirlTrek’s Black History Bootcamp: The Most Dangerous Negro in America |
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Mel • September 6th, 2020 at 5:36 pm Love this mini history lesson and insight. I had definitely not heard A. Philip Randolph’s story. What a great union ancestor we have in him and an example for spreading equity. Also thank for introducing me to this podcast