A. Philip Randolph vs Louis Leakey
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Compare the life timelines of A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979) and Louis Leakey (1903–1972) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 69 years, from 1903 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
Louis Leakey (1903–1972)
- — Born at Kabete, British East Africa Verified
- — Studied at St John's College, Cambridge Verified
- — Began excavations at Olduvai Gorge Verified
- — Married Mary Nicol Verified
- — Served as curator of the Coryndon Memorial Museum in Nairobi Verified
- — Proconsul africanus skull found on Rusinga Island Verified
- — Discovery of the Zinjanthropus skull at Olduvai Gorge Verified
- — Arranged long-term primate field studies Verified
- — Homo habilis named from Olduvai fossils Verified
- — Died in London Verified