This week in labor history – A. Philip Randolph and the Pullman Porters
Posted by Minja on 11 May, 2009
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Saturday was National Train Day. This year, Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station hosted an event honoring the Pullman porters, the African American men who worked long hours as attendants on the luxurious sleeper trains operated by the Pullman Company from 1868 to 1969. The Pullman porters played an important but unsung role in the history of [...]
