Instruct all students to read the biography of A. Philip Randolph. Briefly discuss any questions students have after reading. 

Then divide the class into two groups to complete a Jigsaw activity. Provide them with  primary sources related to his Labor or Civil Rights activism. Students should prepare a mini-seminar to bring back to their small group to share. 

During or following the share, students should consider how Randolph’s work in activism in both areas affected change felt in the present day. As an extension, students could do independent research into present day activism in both areas, such as the current work of the labor union AFL-CIO related to Randolph’s legacy.