Lyn Hughes Ph. D.

This article is written in response to comments made by Lynn McClure; Midwest Regional Director of the National Parks Conservation Association, speaking on behalf of the Pullman National Monument. Her comments appeared in the Chicago Tribune article written Sunday November 7, 2016: “The A.

As we fast approach the noted date May 15 coined as the Great northern Drive by Robert Sengstacke Abbott founding publisher and editor of the Chicago Defender  newspaper,  the man who is credited for instigating the Great Migration,  we have to acknowledge A. Philip Randolph. One might ask, who is he? Should we care? The answer is a resounding yes! for America’s political, economic and social landscape is dotted with trees bearing fruit from A.

April 15 is A. Philip Randolph’s birthday. One might ask, who is he? Should we care? The answer is a resounding yes! for America’s political, economic and social landscape is dotted with trees bearing fruit from A. Philip Randolph’s vision, courage, genius and pragmatic leadership.