A. Philip Randolph was a civil rights leader, labor organizer, and President of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters - bargaining for better wages and improved working conditions. Honoring Mr. Randolph will continue the trend of renaming major national transportation facilities to recognize great American Leaders. The A. Philip Randolph Union Station will provide an opportunity to educate all youth - especially African-American youth - on his contributions. A. Philip Randolph has several accolades, included being an inductee in the U.S. Department of Labor's Labor Hall of Honor. 

Personally, I am a native Washingtonian who grew up in the 1960's and 1970's, attended the 1963 March on Washington, witnessed the 1968 riots, and truly participated and witnessed the "re-building" of Washington, D.C. I believe renaming Union Station to honor A. Philip Randolph is a moral, social, and historical imperative.