(1943) - A Reply to my Critics - Asa (A.) Philip Randolph

This is a compilation of various different articles which Randolph wrote to refute his critics, in particular the Pittsburgh Courier, a leading Black newspaper at that time. They claimed that the March on Washington Movement (MOWM), which Randolph was highly involved in, was merely a disorganized, visionary movement and that it is filled with civil disobedience. Randolph then goes on to highlight that historically speaking, change occurs when a mass movement involved with the public occurs. This march is not against anyone, rather it is to create space for Black Americans for themselves and to wipe out Jim-Crow Laws. He goes on to layout the reason as to why the MOWM needed to exist in the first place, raising questions regarding unfair hiring processes, particularly in the context of jobs in relation to World War II.