Honoring The Brotherhood - Pullman Porters

The A Phillip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum honors America's 1st Black Labor Union, The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP). This event was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

[@dwaynedelung2046]

Thank you for an educational presentation. As a student this provided invaluable 'understanding' of raw historic facts. As a white guy who loves trains, this helped provide an 'understanding' of how critical the Pullman Porter jobs were for the Black communities to overcome Jim Crow. Well done and thank you!

[@rero24]

Very informative and educational…….Thank you for posting this video!

[@vtymes1982]

Thanks so much.

[@ruralcommunitiesresourcece4630]

Thank you so much for such an enlightening presentation. Never had I known that my own people, Filipinos, were part of the Pullman Company's history and the unionizing drive that eventually succeeded in uniting African-Americans and Filipino Pullman employees. One of my childhood friends use to tell us about her uncle that lived & retired in Chicago. When she graduated, he sent her money to buy a car and so we all knew that this uncle had money. Yet, I always wondered, "Why would any Filipino ever travel so far away and then decide to never return to California?" Now, I wonder whether he once worked on a Pullman coach. If we provided the surname, could the Pullman Museum help determine whether my friend's uncle once worked for the Pullman Company?

[@DennisMiller50]

On could not ask for more interesting person on this subject as Dr. Christopher Robert Reed. Some of the younger may just find what he speaks of; as just too much to digest, about porter prestige. If anybody listened or saw A. Philip Randolph speak, one would understand. Could a woman traveling through the country never see an African American? You bet. Segregation reached everywhere East of the Rockies. Excluding gentrified and salesmen, folks just didn't travel that far from these segregated patches of society. My own father grew up just outside of Chicago. He also said he never saw a black man until he got on a train.

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