A. Philip Randolph - Legacy

Legacy

• Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Florida currently houses a permanent exhibit on the life and accomplishments of A. Philip Randolph.

• A. Philip Randolph Academies of Technology, located in Jacksonville, FL is named in his honor.

• New York City High School 540 (A. Philip Randolph Campus High School), located on the City College of New York campus, is named in honor of Randolph. The school serves students predominantly from Harlem and surrounding neighborhoods.

• The A. Philip Randolph Institute is named in his honor.

• In Jacksonville, Florida the street formerly named Florida Avenue, was renamed in A. Phillip Randolph's honor. It is now named "A. Phillip Randolph, Blvd." It is located on Jacksonville's east side, near EverBank Field.

• In Crescent City, Florida a street was dedicated to him named Randolph Street.

• The A. Philip Randolph Career Academy in Philadelphia, Pa was named in his honor.

• The A.Philip Randolph Career and Technician Center in Detroit, MI is named in his honor.

• James L. Farmer, Jr., co-founder of the Congress of Racial Equality or CORE, cited Randolph as one of his primary influences as a Civil Rights leader.

• Randolph's efforts on behalf of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters were portrayed by Andre Braugher in the Robert Townsend film 10,000 Black Men Named George. The title refers to the demeaning custom of the time when Pullman porters, all of whom were black, were just addressed as "George".
• A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum is in Chicago near the Pullman Historic District.

• Amtrak named one of their best sleeping cars, Superliner II Deluxe Sleeper 32503, the "A. Philip Randolph" in his honor.

• Statues:
  • A statue of A. Philip Randolph was erected in his honor in the concourse of Union Station in Washington, D.C.
  • In 1986 a nine-foot bronze statue of Randolph by Tina Allen was erected in Boston's Back Bay commuter train station.

• On February 3, 1989, the United States Postal Service issued a 25 cent postage stamp in his honor.

• In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed A. Philip Randolph on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.