A. Philip Randolph vs Ghassan Kanafani
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Compare the life timelines of A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979) and Ghassan Kanafani (1936–1972) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 36 years, from 1936 to 1972.
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A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979)
- — Born in Crescent City, Florida Verified
- — Moved to Harlem, New York Verified
- — Co-founded The Messenger magazine Verified
- — Organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Verified
- — Won recognition contract for the Brotherhood Verified
- — March on Washington Movement prompts Executive Order 8802 Verified
- — Pressed for desegregation of the armed forces Verified
- — Helped organize the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Verified
- — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
- — Died in New York City Verified
Ghassan Kanafani (1936–1972)
- — Born in Acre, Mandatory Palestine Verified
- — Family left Acre during the 1948 war Verified
- — Studied Arabic literature at the University of Damascus Verified
- — Moved to Kuwait to teach Verified
- — Moved to Beirut and joined the magazine Al-Hurriya Verified
- — Married Anni Hover Verified
- — Published the novella Men in the Sun Verified
- — Became spokesman for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Verified
- — Founded and edited the weekly Al-Hadaf Verified
- — Killed by a car bomb in Beirut Verified