Railroads formed the backbone of America. Starting in the 1800s, trains hauled millions of pounds of freight and passengers ...

In 1925, dignity came for the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters when the organization got a charter from the American Federation of Labor. The men were issued name tags. Since the Pullman ...

Many scholars cite the important role that the Pullman porters played in the early 20th century. The porters provided one of the first viable means by which Black workers could ascend to the ...

The BriefOne hundred years ago, Chicago's Pullman porters formed the first all-Black labor union in the U.S., paving the way for civil rights advancements.A. Phillip Randolph and Milton P. Webster ...

Exploring the story of the Pullman Porters from a restored 1903 Pullman railcar known as Sunbeam, the exhibit is one of the southernmost sites on Vermont's African American Heritage Trail. "Many ...

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 ...

Pullman porters did more than carry bags, they paved the way for higher education opportunities, the professional working class and the fight for equal rights. Lauren A. Degener, Marketing Content ...

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Houston-area organizations are teaming up for a third time to celebrate Black history, enjoy craft beer, and give back to the ...

After Black porters began organizing in the mid-1920s, the Pullman Company hired hundreds of Filipinos to pit them against their Black counterparts. But the Filipino workers pushed back.