Books by Andrew E. Kersten

At one time, Asa Philip Randolph (1889-1979) was a household name. Featuring both established and emergent intellectual voices, this project seeks to avoid both hagiography and blanket condemnation alike.

Before the emergence of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr, there were several key leaders who fought for civil rights in the US. Among them was A Philip Randolph, who perhaps best embodied the hopes, ideals, and aspirations of black Americans. This book explores Randolph's influences and accomplishments as both a labor and civil rights leader.

A history of the American Federation of Labor, which played a key role in wartime production and was a major actor in the contentious relationship between the state, organized labor, and the working class in the 1940s.