A. PHILIP RANDOLPH: Integration in the Workplace

by Sarah E. Wright ‧ RELEASE DATE: Dec. 1, 1990

This earnest installment in ""The History of the Civil Rights Movement"" series succeeds in capturing the personality of a spirited African-American socialist leader. Poignant examples of the humiliations that shaped Randolph's life include his ejection from a public library whose laden shelves seemed like miracles to a boy who had pored over every book in his parents' home. As co-founder of The Messenger, he tried but failed to organize black unions until his ten-year-long sustained efforts on behalf of the Pullman porters led to new legislation; he went on to tackle other issues of segregation, including that in the military. Oversimplified insights (""This was a bitter time for Randolph, and he kept the hurt inside him for a long time"") interfere with an otherwise readable narrative, but Wright's passion for her subject is never in doubt. Useful. B&w photos; chronology; bibliography; index.

Pub Date: Dec. 1, 1990

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 130

Publisher: Silver Burdett

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Nov. 15, 1990

Categories: CHILDREN'S