A.Philip Randolph - Great leader of Black workers

While I study GMAT, I realize that every topic in the passages and questions is new to me. Sometimes  the situation is a disaster to me, because I have to overcome not only the language problem but also the background information which the passages deliver. However, sometimes I am finding a pearl in the ocean; especially American history is a very interesting topic for me, and delights me very much. It gives hope and dream to me by showing a historical event - how our ancestors suffered pain and overcame the obstacles.

Today I found another great leader in U.S history - A.Philip Randolph, who leaded labor movement for African American workers in modern history - 20th century around.

Asa Philip Randolph (April 15, 1889 – May 16, 1979) was a leader in the African-American civil-rights movement, the American labor movement and socialist political parties. He organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first predominantly Black labor union. In the early civil-rights movement, Randolph led the March on Washington Movement, which convinced President Franklin D. Roosevelt to issue Executive Order 8802 in 1941, banning discrimination in the defense industries during World War II. After the war Randolph pressured President Harry S. Truman to issue Executive Order 9981 in 1948, ending segregation in the armed services.

Rising from the Rails: How A. Philip Randolph and the Pullman Porters Helped Pave the Way for the Civil Rights Movement