He could also see smaller, regular marches on the
city halls and other establishments in dozens of cities across
the country. To him it was desirable for blacks to picket the
White House, if need be, until the nation came to see that blacks
were willing to sacrifice everything to be counted as men.
Randolph also wanted to encourage the mobilization of
registration and voting.
Besides being reminiscent of the Gandhi nonviolent campaign in
India, Randolph's March on Washington Movement, although it never
materialized, foreshadowed the civil rights movement of the late
fifties and sixties. This later civil rights movement, however,
was directed by several separate organizations which, at times,
were involved in power fights with one another. It lacked the
central organization and national, instant mobilization which
Randolph had in mind. It also included a substantial number of
white supporters and leaders which Randolph had excluded from
his program. He had predicted that this kind of white
participation would back down in times of crisis and thereby
emasculate the movement.
Pages:
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280