This man became the first president of a union in 1925 in part because he was not a Pullman employee.
Along with Chandler Owen, this man was a leader in the "Garvey Must Go" campaign and a founder of The Messenger magazine. From 1960 to 1966, he was president of the Negro American Labor Council, which fought discrimination in the AFL-CIO. Franklin Roosevelt's Executive Order 8802, which banned racial discrimination in the defense industry, was a result of this man's threat to lead a march on Washington. This man became the first president of a union in 1925 in part because he was not a Pullman employee. For 10 points, name this organizer of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters who was also the director of the 1963 March on Washington.
Along with Chandler Owen, this man was a leader in the "Garvey Must Go" campaign and a founder of The Messenger magazine.
Asa Philip {Randolph}