History of the United States II / Unit 12 USH2 1672 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Randolph's Threat
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The idea
In early nineteen forty-one A. Philip Randolph, president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, threatened to lead a march on Washington against discrimination in defence jobs.
In practice
Randolph promising, in the National Archives' account, ten, twenty, fifty thousand Negroes on the White House lawn.
Where people slip
Defence contractors still refused to hire Black workers and the armed forces remained segregated, the Yawp says.
Your place on the trail
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