The Baltimore Sun

Pullman porters, once the backbone of passenger rail service, laid the groundwork for what became the civil rights movement

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 ...
Chicago Tribune

New museum in Pullman to recognize role of Black women in labor movement

A. Philip Randolph set the stage for the Civil Rights movement by forming and leading the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in 1925, which 10 years later became the first African American labor ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Mural captures Pullman porters’ history

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The New York Times

THE PULLMAN PORTER.; Tells Why He Ought Not to be Thought Impolite.

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