Family
Father:
"Civil rights leader and political activist Randolph Warren “Randy” Carter [1913-1970] of Seattle, Washington, was born November 15, 1913 in Riverside, California to Charles and Hattie Carter, the youngest son of four boys. Carter was a track star in Riverside, receiving national recognition as the All Conference Track Champion in the National College competitions at San Diego State University in 1937."
Sources: "Randolph Warren Carter: Winning, Serving, Loving," (Seattle: The Randolph Carter Industrial Workshop Association, 1988); Sixty-Ninth Annual Commencement, University of Southern California, June 14, 1962; “Randolph Warren “Randy” Carter, ’38,” Plaque of the Whittier College Athletic Hall of Fame, 1981, Whittier College, Whittier, California.
From: http://www.blackpast.org/tree/Urban+League/Urban+League#sthash.eDPnPWAo.dpuf
Observing that good folks weren't getting solid jobs, Mr. Carter rented a garage and got contracts with the telephone company and the electric utility to subcontract work to his "sheltered workshop". It grew to be the biggest employer in the black community. After his death, it continued to grow, and the Catholic Services took it over and moved it a few blocks west, to the corner of Yestler and 23rd Ave. "The Randolph Carter Family and Learning Center has more than 90 years of experience serving members of our community. Our core services were established in 1918 by the Seattle Council of Catholic Women, when services such as boarding and group houses and adoption were offered. Many changes have occurred over the past years, and as a result, the Randolph Carter Family and Learning Center grew to become an extensive, comprehensive human services organization offering multiple services to aid those in need.
"The Randolph Carter Family and Learning Center is committed to serve those most vulnerable and in need, and to change systems that cause discrimination, suffering and oppression due to age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or religious beliefs."
http://www.ccsww.org/site/PageServer?pagename=fc_randolphcarter
Randolph Warren Carter co-chaired an NAACP committee working on school desegregation in Seattle: