Black History Month 2025: Day 7 - The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters – A Trailblazing Labor Union
Founded in 1925 by A. Philip Randolph, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) became the first African American labor union to gain national recognition. Their fight for fair wages, better working conditions, and civil rights left a lasting impact on the labor movement and the broader struggle for racial equality.
Black History Month 2025: Day 6 - African American Labor Leaders and Their Contributions to Economic Justice
Day 6 of #BHM2025 highlights the impactful contributions of A. Philip Randolph and Ella Baker in the fight for labor rights and civil rights. Randolph’s leadership in founding the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and Baker’s grassroots activism were instrumental in improving the lives of African American workers in the early 20th century.