A. Philip Randolph : The Religious Journey of an African American Labor Leader /

A. Philip Randolph : The Religious Journey of an African American Labor Leader /

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A. Philip Randolph, founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, was one of the most effective black trade unionists in America. Once known as "the most dangerous black man in America," he was a radical journalist, a labor leader, and a pioneer of civil rights strategies. His proteg...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Taylor, Cynthia (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: De Gruyter
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : New York University Press, [2005]
Subjects:
African American labor leaders > Biography > Juvenile literature
African Americans > Religion
Civil rights workers > Biography > United States > United States
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography
Civil rights > Case studies > Religious aspects
Civil rights > Religious aspects > Case studies
Religion and politics > Case studies > United States
Religion and politics > United States > Case studies
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Religious Journey of A. Philip Randolph
  • 1. One of the Sons of African Methodism
  • 2. The Messenger: A Forum for Liberal Religion
  • 3. The Brotherhood: Religion for the Working Class
  • 4. The 1940s March on Washington Movement: Experiments in Prayer Protests, Liberation and Black Theology, and Gandhian Satyagraha
  • 5. The Miracle of Montgomery
  • Epilogue: The Old Gentleman
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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