FTU article about Philip Randolph

[thelakelander]

There's a good article about the life of Philip Randolph and his impact on the March on Washington, 50 years ago.  Unfortunately, here's his Jacksonville legacy:

He left Jacksonville when he was 22, moving to New York. The house where he grew up, a two-story on Jessie Street, was torn down decades ago. He married but never had children. So after his death in 1979 at age 90, his legacy was left to others. There is the A. Philip Randolph Institute in Washington and the A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum in Chicago. The organizations are trying to keep alive the story of how he spent 12 years organizing the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters — and how, even if you say he led the 1963 March on Washington, you're still selling his legacy short.

full article: http://jacksonville.com/news/columnists/mark-woods/2013-08-24/story/asa-philip-randolph-often-overlooked-inspiration-march