The Resume

(April 15, 1889-May 16, 1979)
Born in Crescent City, Florida
Birth name was Asa Philip Randolph
Labor and civil rights leader
Founded the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP, 1925)
AFL-CIO Vice President (1955-66)
With Martin Luther King Jr. and Bayard Rustin, organized the March on Washington (August 28, 1963)
Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1964)

Why he might be annoying:

He planned to become an actor until his parents objected.
He joined Eugene V. Debs' socialist party.
He ran unsuccessfully for comptroller of New York on the socialist ticket.
He said reading Marx was 'like finally running into an idea which gives you your outlook on life.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He was valedictorian of his class at the Cookman Institute.
He advocated non-violence.
He organized the first successful black union.
His call for a march on Washington during World War II prompted FDR to issue an executive order banning discrimination in defense industries.
He led the post-war campaign that convinced Truman to desegregate the armed forces.
Martin Luther King, Jr. called him 'the conscience of the labor movement' and 'truly the dean of Negro leaders.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Black Heritage Commemorative Stamp Series (Ranked: 1989)
• Born on Tax Day [April 15th] (Ranked: 1889)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 19]
• Civil Rights Activists
• Harlem Renaissance
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [R-T]
• I Attended the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom [August 28, 1963]
• I Died in 1979 (Ranked: 90)
• I Portrayed Othello
• I Sought Political Office
• Influenced by Bayard Rustin
• Look at Me, I'm with Abraham Lincoln
• Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
• Profiles 25501-25750 (Ranked: 25544)
• Spingarn Medal Winners (Ranked: 1942)
• U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
• Valedictorians

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 69 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 23 Votes: 60.87% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 35 Votes: 74.29% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 23 Votes: 78.26% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 37 Votes: 64.86% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 40.0% Annoying