And Still I Rise–A. Philip Randolph, Trish Williams

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Trish Williams, artist
And Still I Rise–A. Philip Randolph, 2012
Where object was made: Peoria, Illinois, United States
Material/technique: hand-dyed cotton fabric; commercial cotton fabric; silk; polyester; fiberglass screen; buttons; machine piecing; machine appliqué; machine quilting
Accession number: EL2017.060
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And Still We Rise

1925: A. Philip Randolph organizes the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first successful African American trade union. Randolph will be a prominent labor and civil rights leader throughout his life. Among other accomplishments, he will be an architect of the historic 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington, a peaceful demonstration promoting civil rights and economic equality for African American persons. Randolph will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964.

Exhibitions

And Still We Rise
2017