Recognizing his Legacy

Crescent City native vital to civil rights movement

  • Putnam County native A. Philip Randolph, a civil rights leader who organized the March on Washington, has his picture on display at the Crescent City library for Black History Month.
    Putnam County native A. Philip Randolph, a civil rights leader who organized the March on Washington, has his picture on display at the Crescent City library for Black History Month.
  • Crescent City resident Angel Duke gives a presentation during Black History Month about A. Philip Randolph, the Crescent City native and organizer of the 1963 March on Washington.
    Crescent City resident Angel Duke gives a presentation during Black History Month about A. Philip Randolph, the Crescent City native and organizer of the 1963 March on Washington.
CRESCENT CITY—The man who organized the March on Washington in 1963 was born in Putnam County and local leaders want the community to learn more about him. To celebrate Black History Month, Putnam…

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