From Janitor to Hospital Leader

In the early 1930s, Randolph took a job as a janitor at UVA Hospital. There, Dr. William H. Goodwin, a Jewish physician and hospital administrator, recognized Randolph’s leadership and promoted him to Head Orderly. This role put Randolph in charge of hiring all the orderlies, maids, cooks, and janitors for the hospital—effectively hiring the majority of Blacks in Charlottesville.