A. Philip Randolph was a prominent civil rights leader and labor activist in Black history. He was born in 1889 and is best known for his work as a labor organizer and founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first predominantly Black labor union in the United States.

Randolph was a key figure in the civil rights movement, advocating for economic justice and equality for African Americans. He played a crucial role in organizing the March on Washington Movement in the 1940s, which pressured President Franklin D. Roosevelt to ban discrimination in defense industries during World War II.

Randolph was also a key organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech. Throughout his life, Randolph fought against racial segregation and discrimination in the workplace, and his efforts paved the way for advancements in civil rights and labor rights for African Americans in the United States.