A. Philip Randolph / Milton P. Webster / Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

CTL-E-0898 · Person · 1925

Verified evidence grade of this record

Founded August 25, 1925; first labor organization led by African Americans to receive an AFL charter (1935). The 'porter neighborhood' residency claim for Bronzeville is unverified.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from BVM-005; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-BVM-005:person-randolph-bscp; source research type(s): person.

Sources

Zinn Education Project; Congressional Record

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