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Black History Year

The Most ‘Dangerous Negro In America’

Black History Year

PushBlack

History, Society & Culture

4.32.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 3 minutes

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The government labeled him “the most dangerous negro in America.” But exactly what made a demure intellectual man with high blood pressure and a heart condition so dangerous? Here’s a hint: collective action. _____________ 2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work. The production team for this podcast includes Cydney Smith, Len Webb, and Lilly Workneh. Our editors are Lance John and Avery Phillips from Gifted Sounds Network. Julian Walker serves as executive producer." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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slash UK slash AI for people. The government labeled him the most dangerous Negro in America.

0:37.1

But what exactly made a demure intellectual man with high blood pressure and a heart condition so dangerous?

0:43.5

Here's a hint.

0:45.0

Collective Action.

0:47.2

I'm Len, and this is Two-Minute Black History, What You Didn't learn in school.

1:04.1

Aza Philip Randolph began his interest in collective politics by studying the socialist perspective. He believed that destroying capitalism was the only true way to achieve

1:09.2

racial justice. Randolph eventually founded the Brotherhood

1:13.6

of Sleeping Car Porters, the first Black Labor Union in 1937. The porters organized around

1:20.3

increasing wages and benefits for Black porters on Pullman cars around the country. Shortly after,

1:26.9

Randolph became one of the main brokers of the

1:29.3

1941 March on Washington that protested segregation in the defense industry. The threat of

1:36.7

100,000 black people marching on Washington forced President Franklin Roosevelt to sign into law

1:42.9

the Fair Employment Practices Commission

1:45.8

to help prevent discrimination and defense and government jobs.

1:50.0

Years later, Randolph supported the vision of a young pastor, won Martin Luther King Jr.,

1:56.3

to march on Washington again in 1963. Randolph was indeed the lead planner of that monumental march.

2:13.2

Aza Philip Randolph always found a way to successfully rally people.

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