The little-known story of the wives and maids who helped propel the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters to a groundbreaking agreement with the Pullman Company. Rosina Corrothers-Tucker had spent days ...
which revolutionized luxury passenger car service and led to the rise of the Pullman Porters across the railroad. Pullman also developed an idealistic town for his railcar manufacturing facilities and ...
and the on-board service provided by Pullman Porters,” said Maria P. Hibbs, president of the Historic Pullman Foundation. “We are delighted to secure this artifact for the benefit of the ...
where Black men were recruited to be Pullman porters. And it helped create the Black middle class and usher in the civil rights era. Today the neighborhood can also claim a sustainability focus ...