11/17/1977
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"America will always be a more just, more humane, and more decent nation because A. Philip Randolph lived among us."
"Twenty-five years ago, the legal basis for segregation was struck down in this Republic by the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education."
"We will not be pushed back."
"His dignity and integrity, his eloquence, his devotion to nonviolence, and his unshakable commitment to justice all helped shape the ideals and spirit of the civil rights movement."