A. Philip Randolph vs W. H. Auden
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Compare the life timelines of A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979) and W. H. Auden (1907–1973) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 66 years, from 1907 to 1973.
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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
W. H. Auden (1907–1973)
- — Born in York, England Verified
- — Studied at Christ Church, Oxford Verified
- — Published Poems with Faber and Faber Verified
- — Married Erika Mann Verified
- — Travelled to Spain during the Spanish Civil War Verified
- — Emigrated to the United States with Christopher Isherwood Verified
- — Became a United States citizen Verified
- — Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for The Age of Anxiety Verified
- — Elected Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford Verified
- — Died in Vienna Verified