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Pullman Porters feature prominently on a mural displayed along the Kennedy Expressway near North Avenue, offering some North Side exposure to Chicago’s only National Park property. (Historic ...
Pullman porters often worked long hours, up to 400 hours monthly regularly, with very little time off. “There was a downside to the job.
Discover the significant role of A. Philip Randolph and the Pullman porters in fighting economic discrimination. Learn about their impact on the labor movement and civil rights.
The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters became the first labor organization led by African Americans and left a big impact.
One hundred years ago, Chicago's Pullman porters who worked on the historic railway here helped form the first all-Black labor union in the U.S.
The National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum is doubling in size. It closed about a year ago to undergo an expansion. It's planning to further expand into a full-fledged ...
Pullman sleeping cars’ high-quality customer service required porters to tote luggage, serve food, shine shoes, wake passengers, clean berths, make beds, comfort crying babies and perform myriad ...
Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is being honored by the National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum with the "Gentle Warrior Award." Pullman Porter Museum Kicks off Year-long Celebration ...
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Hughes, founder of the National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, and her son, David Peterson, the current president, recently discussed their ...
Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is being honored by the National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum with the "Gentle Warrior Award." Pullman Porter Museum Kicks off Year-long Celebration in ...