Frustrated that the American Railway Union had refused to accept Black railway workers, which by 1925 had swelled to more that 10,000 porters, Randolph led a push to form the Brotherhood of Sleeping ...

A century ago this year, on Aug. 25, 1925, 500 Pullman Co. railroad porters secretly gathered in New York City’s Harlem for a ...

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 ...

Inside the B&O Railroad Museum, you'll find centuries' worth of railroad history. Much of it is also Black history.

Simon Alexander Haley, my maternal grandfather, has had a big impact on my life, although I was too young to remember him.

A host of tributes across America recognize the achievements of pioneering Black union leader A. Philip Randolph — his ...

"Anything that can help tell the story of the Black community in Naples, we'd be glad to have," the museum manager said.

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the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, founded by A. Phillip Randolph in 1925. The National Park Service notes that at the time, porters made up 44% of the Pullman workforce, and Pullman was the ...

The Pullman model — a long-wheelbase six-seat variant — has been particularly popular with this select clientele. This week, the German automaker announced the latest version of the car, the ...