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Pullman Porter African American History Initiative
Posted Apr 6, 2009 9:25 AM
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Clearly you have done any research on this topic. It is virtually impossible to go on the Internet, and type in Pullman porter and not be directed to this site, of the
A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter museum. pullmanportermuseum/
It is difficult for me to understand how anyone could embark upon such a project, and have the audacity to proceed, without consulting with or extending and offer to partner with the ONLY museum in the nation dedicated to these men. It would seem to me that you are totally disrespectful of the work done by the 14-year-old museum
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Edited by CM434321 at 04/06/2009 6:32 AM PDT
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Edited by CM434321 at 04/06/2009 6:33 AM PDT
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Pullman Porter African American History Initiative
Posted Aug 22, 2008 4:54 PM
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This is such a great way to tell the story of the Pullman Porter. Here is a group of African American men who had to serve a mostly white customer base while being subject to all sorts of overt racism yet did their job with dignity while also fighting and eventually winning the right to create the first African American labor union. While still vastly under paid when compared with the white Pullman Conductors, the money they did make was able to help them become the nucleus of the African American middle class. Even after they gained the right to be represented by a union and thus better pay and better working conditions the Porters used their money to help support the modern civil rights movement and perhaps more importantly the well traveled Porters were able to get the word of civil rights activities all over the country while working their Pullman sleepers. What better place to tell this story in one of the very railroad sleeping cars where it actually happened.
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Project: Pullman Porter African American History Initiative
Posted Jul 20, 2008 6:23 PM
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Project: Pullman Porter African American History Initiative
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