A. Philip Randolph vs Kwame Nkrumah
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Compare the life timelines of A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979) and Kwame Nkrumah (1909–1972) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 63 years, from 1909 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
Kwame Nkrumah (1909–1972)
- — Born in Nkroful, Gold Coast Verified
- — Studied in the United States Verified
- — Helped organize the Fifth Pan-African Congress Verified
- — Founded the Convention People's Party Verified
- — Led Ghana to independence Verified
- — Became President of Ghana Verified
- — Lived in exile in Guinea Verified
- — Overthrown in a military coup Verified
- — Died in Bucharest Verified