On this day, Asa Philip Randolph—an iconic labor leader and civil rights pioneer—passed away at age 90 in New York City. Randolph was instrumental in organizing the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first predominantly African American labor union. He played a pivotal role in pressuring President Roosevelt to ban racial discrimination in the defense industry during WWII, and later helped organize the 1963 March on Washington. His legacy laid a foundation for labor justice and civil rights movements across the 20th century.
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