Atlanta Cyclorama Presents Free Screening of "For Jobs And Freedom" on April 23

Please join us at the Atlanta Cyclorama for an enlightening film screening and discussion about labor activist and leader, A. Philip Randolph.

A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom
Thursday, April 23 at 7 pm
FREE film screening in partnership with Urban Film Review

Early in his career Asa Philip Randolph was the editor of the Messenger and used the paper to speak out against segregation and lynching. Later he would focus his attention on the discriminatory practices of the Pullman Company, and in 1925 formed the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP). In the 1930’s he served as president of the National Negro Congress, and used it as a platform to convince President Franklin Roosevelt to protect the labor and civil rights of African Americans.

A long-time labor activist, Randolph led the first March on Washington in 1941. That march resulted in the establishment of the Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC). Throughout the 1940’s and 1950’s Mr. Randolph’s activism continued to force the hand of political powerhouses. The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was perhaps his crown jewel, as it gave Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. the platform he needed to secure important legislation for African Americans.

A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom tells the story of this unsung Civil Rights hero. Here’s a sneak preview: http://bit.ly/1ED7zmz. After the film the audience will be invited to participate in an open discussion.

The Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum opened in 1921 and contains the world’s largest oil painting. The circular painting, known as a “cyclorama,” is 42 feet high X 358 feet long, and depicts the series of conflicts which encompass the Battle of Atlanta. Tours of the Cyclorama take place Tuesday through Saturday throughout the day, and include stadium seating for patrons on a revolving platform which affords a 360° view while they listen to details of the exciting events in the painting. The centerpiece of the two story museum is the Texas, the locomotive that won the Civil War adventure called “The Great Locomotive Chase.” The museum also features uniforms, guns & artillery, soldiers’ personal items, maps and other artifacts.

The Atlanta Cyclorama is conveniently located near downtown Atlanta, in Historic Grant Park, at 800 Cherokee Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA 30315. For general information, and more details about this year’s special events, visit our web site: www.atlantacyclorama.org.