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IL HR0846

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Failed

1/8/2013

Primary Sponsor

Marlow Colvin

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Origin

House of Representatives

97th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Designates April 15, 2012 as A. Philip Randolph Day in Illinois to honor the labor and civil rights leader on his 123rd birthday
  • Recognizes Randolph as the lead architect of the 1963 March on Washington and his role in organizing the 1941 March on Washington to desegregate munitions plants
  • Acknowledges Randolph as the first African-American board member of the AFL-CIO and co-founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and Maids, the first recognized labor union of African-Americans
  • Credits Randolph and Bayard Rustin with influencing President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order 8802, which desegregated war industry plants during World War II
  • Directs that a copy of the resolution be presented to Dr. Lyn Hughes, founder of the A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum in Chicago, for display

Legislative Description

A. PHILIP RANDOLPH DAY

Last Action

Session Sine Die

1/8/2013

Committee Referrals

Rules3/8/2012

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