Labour leader
A. Philip Randolph
Organised the first predominantly Black labour union and threatened a march on Washington in 1941 that made Roosevelt desegregate the defence industries.
Asa Philip Randolph was an American railwayman, trade unionist and civil rights activist. In 1925, he organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first successful African-American-led labor union. In the early Civil Rights Movement and the Labor Movement, Randolph was a prominent voice. His continuous agitation with the support of fellow labor rights activists against racist labor practices helped lead President Franklin D. Roosevelt to issue Executive Order 8802 in 1941, banning discrimination in the defense industries during World War II. The group then successfully maintained pressure, so that President Harry S. Truman proposed a new Civil Rights Act and issued Executive Orders 9980 and 9981 in 1948, promoting fair employment and anti-discrimination policies in federal government hiring, and ending racial segregation in the armed services.
- Born
- 1889-04-15, Crescent City, Florida, USAA Monday
- Died
- 1979-05-16, New York, New York, USAA Wednesday, aged 90
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1889-04-15, Crescent City, Florida, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 25°54′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 22°53′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 15°36′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 18°24′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Taurus | 12°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 8°08′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 13°25′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 19°42′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 0°40′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 4°34′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1979-05-16, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 25°11′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 24°26′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 10°19′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 28°21′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 0°21′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 2°52′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 7°07′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 18°43′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 19°46′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 16°52′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment A. Philip Randolph was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.