Born in Crescent City on April 15, 1889, then raised and educated in Jacksonville, Florida Mr. Asa Philip Randolph was the son of an AME Minister and tailor father, and seamstress mother.

Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t originally set out to become a civil rights activist, according to his biographer ... who seem to be his superiors in some ways, people like Roy Wilkins at the NAACP or A ...

Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t originally set out to become a civil rights activist ... to be his superiors in some ways, people like Roy Wilkins at the NAACP or A. Philip Randolph, and that ...

Roy Wilkins, Walter White, and Thurgood Marshall. Library of Congress. Walter White’s life was nothing short of extraordinary. His work left an indelible mark on the civil rights movement and ...

King was one of a number of speakers who addressed the masses on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC that day – others included civil rights leaders such as Roy Wilkins ...

The SPLC was founded in 1971 to ensure that the promise of the civil rights movement became a reality for all ... Following the case, Wilkins v. Lanier, federal regulations were passed to control the ...

Goodwin House Alexandria hosted a panel on Jan. 30, honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through the ...

David Edwards has spent over a decade reporting on social justice, human rights and politics for Raw Story. He also writes Crooks and Liars. He has a background in enterprise resource planning and ...