Last week, the Pullman Porter, most famed servant in the U. S., started to go on strike. Then, at the last moment, he changed his mind, “for obvious reasons.” But he said he would strike some other ...

The Pullman porter, whose gentle manner, endless smile and willingness to please, was once one of America’s most recognized and ubiquitous figures for the traveling public, but behind that welcoming ...

A century can seem like a long time, especially given the accelerating rate of change that oppresses all of us. At the same time, 100 years is one long lifetime. Almost 100,000 now-living Americans ...

The Black workers hired as porters and maids often encountered racism on the job. Black workers were hired to be porters and maids for the Pullman company, and had to cater to passengers’ every whim.

VICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) – A charismatic centenarian believed to be the oldest surviving Pullman railcar porter has died at his Southern California desert home at age 107. Brother Andrew Isaacs tells ...

RIVERDALE | Officials in the south suburbs are considering providing a permanent home for the only black labor museum in the nation. Over the next two months, officials from municipalities in Thornton ...