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The 1941 call to the Negro community to march on Washington was made by Philip Randolph, who was the chairman of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (Tindall and Shi). In this regard, Randolph implored upon the members of the black community to turn up in large numbers and take part in a demonstration that would send a very strong message to the majority white community in the United States. The call encouraged African Americans not to condone the discrimination that they had been subjected to for a very long time. As the brainchild behind the demonstrations, Randolph believed that mass demonstrations by the black community, especially in the nation’s capital, would compel the president to assure equality for all, particularly on employment opportunities.
In writing the article, Randolph was seemingly trying to bring the plight of the Negros to the attention …show more content…
Generally, discriminating against people on account of their race amounts to belittling a particular race, which is totally unethical. As Randolph argues in his article, members of the Negro community were discriminated against, and to make matters worse, the government of the day was not doing anything meaningful to address their plight. As a matter of fact, the Roosevelt administration was focused on the World War II, in which it invested a lot of time and resources. In this context, the government was seemingly prioritizing the war at the expense of the welfare of some quarters of the citizenry. Therefore, Randolph believed that only a mass demonstration by the black community would wake up the conscience of the government to recognize their plight, and thus, address it adequately. In this context, Randolph believed that discrimination would be solved by implementing policies that would ensure equal employment opportunities for all, with an end to racial
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The 1941 call to the Negro community to march on Washington was made by Philip Randolph, who was the chairman of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (Tindall and Shi). In this regard, Randolph implored upon the members of the black community to turn up in large numbers and take part in a demonstration that would send a very strong message to the majority white community in the United States. The call encouraged African Americans not to condone the discrimination that they had been subjected to for a very long time. As the brainchild behind the demonstrations, Randolph believed that mass demonstrations by the black community, especially in the nation’s capital, would compel the president to assure equality for all, particularly on employment opportunities.
In writing the article, Randolph was seemingly trying to bring the plight of the Negros to the attention …show more content…
Generally, discriminating against people on account of their race amounts to belittling a particular race, which is totally unethical. As Randolph argues in his article, members of the Negro community were discriminated against, and to make matters worse, the government of the day was not doing anything meaningful to address their plight. As a matter of fact, the Roosevelt administration was focused on the World War II, in which it invested a lot of time and resources. In this context, the government was seemingly prioritizing the war at the expense of the welfare of some quarters of the citizenry. Therefore, Randolph believed that only a mass demonstration by the black community would wake up the conscience of the government to recognize their plight, and thus, address it adequately. In this context, Randolph believed that discrimination would be solved by implementing policies that would ensure equal employment opportunities for all, with an end to racial