Randolph, Rustin and the Origins of the March on Washington: Crash Course in Black American History #32

The March on Washington of 1963 is an enduring and widely known event of the civil rights movement. But the march has its roots in an earlier planned march on Washington that did not take place. In 1941, labor leader A. Philip Randolph began planning a rally aimed at many of the same goals as the eventual 1963 march. Today we'll learn about Randolph, Bayard Rustin, the march they planned, and the movement that she inspired. We'll also talk about how the dream of the 1941 march was ultimately postponed for over 20 years.

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Sources and references
Cornelius Bynum, A. Phillip Randolph and the Struggle for Civil Rights (University of Illinois Press, 2010).
John D'Emilio, Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin (Free Press, 2003)

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