Letter from A. Philip Randolph to Stanley Grizzle

Letter from A. Philip Randolph to Stanley Grizzle

A letter from A. Philip Randolph, the president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP), to Stanley Grizzle, written in March 1955. Randolph thanks Grizzle for his prior letter, in which Grizzle brought to attention the fact that Black men would not be hired as sleeping car conductors by the Canadian Pacific Railroad (CPR). Randolph congratulates Grizzle on his legal battle with the CPR, and their failure to uphold the Canada Fair Employment Practices Act. Randolph states that the BSCP is working on a proposal for the Canadian Pacific Railway for the promotion of sleeping car porters to sleeping car conductors. He ends the letter with the following valediction: “Fraternally yours.” This salutation demonstrates the brotherhood and camaraderie between members of the BSCP, and their mutual respect for working towards a common goal.

A. Philip Randolph

Randolph, A. Philip. Letter to Stanley G. Grizzle. March 29, 1955. https://museumoftoronto.com/collection/conditions-segregation/.

Museum of Toronto

March 29, 1955

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