The Negro was a political football between his former slave master and Northern political adventurers. The economic basis of this contest was the power to tax, to float bonds, to award franchise: in short, to gain control over the financial resources of the newly organized States.
A. Philip Randolph was a prominent civil rights leader and labor activist. As the founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and a key figure in the civil rights movement, Randolph fought for racial equality, workers' rights, and economic justice. His tireless advocacy and commitment to social change had a profound impact on American society.