The Pullman Porter
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Rising From The Rails
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Author : Larry Tye
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Release Date : 2005-06-01
Rising From The Rails written by Larry Tye and has been published by Macmillan + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-01 with History categories.
"A valuable window into a long-underreported dimension of African American history."—Newsday An engaging social history that reveals the critical role Pullman porters played in the struggle for African American civil rights When George Pullman began recruiting Southern blacks as porters in his luxurious new sleeping cars, the former slaves suffering under Jim Crow laws found his offer of a steady job and worldly experience irresistible. They quickly signed up to serve as maid, waiter, concierge, nanny, and occasionally doctor and undertaker to cars full of white passengers, making the Pullman Company the largest employer of African American men in the country by the 1920s. In the world of the Pullman sleeping car, where whites and blacks lived in close proximity, porters developed a unique culture marked by idiosyncratic language, railroad lore, and shared experience. They called difficult passengers "Mister Charlie"; exchanged stories about Daddy Jim, the legendary first Pullman porter; and learned to distinguish generous tippers such as Humphrey Bogart from skinflints like Babe Ruth. At the same time, they played important social, political, and economic roles, carrying jazz and blues to outlying areas, forming America's first black trade union, and acting as forerunners of the modern black middle class by virtue of their social position and income. Drawing on extensive interviews with dozens of porters and their descendants, Larry Tye reconstructs the complicated world of the Pullman porter and the vital cultural, political, and economic roles they played as forerunners of the modern black middle class. Rising from the Rails provides a lively and enlightening look at this important social phenomenon. • Named a Recommended Book by The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, and The Seattle Times
A Long Hard Journey
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Author : Pat McKissack
language : en
Publisher: Walker & Company
Release Date : 1995
A Long Hard Journey written by Pat McKissack and has been published by Walker & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The moving story of the courage and solidarity that helped shape the history of African Americans explains how the actions of the train workers fraternity helped change the way of labor and the civil rights movement in this country. Winner of the Coretta Scott King Award. Reprint.
A Long Hard Journey
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Author : Pat McKissack
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Release Date : 1989-01-01
A Long Hard Journey written by Pat McKissack and has been published by Turtleback Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-01-01 with History categories.
A chronicle of the first black-controlled union, made up of Pullman porters, who after years of unfair labor practices staged a battle against a corporate giant resulting in a "David and Goliath" ending.
The Pullman Porter
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Author : Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1927
The Pullman Porter written by Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1927 with Porters categories.
The Pullman Porter
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Author : Vanita Oelschlager
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-02-21
The Pullman Porter written by Vanita Oelschlager and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-21 with categories.
Porters worked in early train cars, they would look, listen and learn from their predominantly white passengers. They would read the newspapers passengers left behind, listen to conversations and begin to talk to one another. The porter learned how i
Miles Of Smiles Years Of Struggle
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Author : Jack Santino
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 1991
Miles Of Smiles Years Of Struggle written by Jack Santino and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Business & Economics categories.
As service workers in a luxurious sleeping-car train system, Pullman porters had both the highest status in the black community and the lowest rank on the train. They were trapped in the dual roles of charming host and obedient servant, and their constant smiles--even in the face of unreasonable demands by white passengers--were part of the job requirement. Jack Santino's interviews with retired porters provide extensive firsthand accounts of their work, the job inequities they faced, the formation of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and the aborted Pullman porter strike of 1928. Through the testimony of ran-and-file workers as well as key figures such as E. D. Nixon, the porter who initiated the Montgomery bus boycott and helped launch the career of Martin Luther King, Jr. and C.L. Dellums, the only surviving founding member of the BSCP, Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle illuminates the Pullman porters' struggle for dignity.
Hey Boy Hey George The Pullman Porter A Pullman Porter S Story
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Author : Johnnie F. Kirvin
language : en
Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
Release Date : 2010
Hey Boy Hey George The Pullman Porter A Pullman Porter S Story written by Johnnie F. Kirvin and has been published by Booksurge Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A powerful journey of a black man's dreams and dilemmas, fears and perseverance. Cerebral and racy, historical and reflective, "Hey boy! Hey George!" The Pullman Porter chronicles Kirvin's experience as a Pullman porter during WWII. Some viewed Pullman porters as prestigious breadwinners, while others viewed them as glorified servants, but what was it really like to deliver a standard of excellence while trying to survive and earn a living under Jim Crow segregation laws? Experience Kirvin's challenges firsthand, then decide for yourself.
The Pullman Porter
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Author : Vanita Oelschlager
language : en
Publisher: Vanita Books
Release Date : 2014
The Pullman Porter written by Vanita Oelschlager and has been published by Vanita Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with African Americans categories.
Oelschlager explains who Pullman porters were and why they are important in America's history. Predominantly African-American men, Pullman porters worked in early train cars and eventually landed at the forefront of the civil rights movement. Full color.
Pullman Porters And The Rise Of Protest Politics In Black America 1925 1945
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Author : Beth Tompkins Bates
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2003-01-14
Pullman Porters And The Rise Of Protest Politics In Black America 1925 1945 written by Beth Tompkins Bates and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-14 with Social Science categories.
Between World War I and World War II, African Americans' quest for civil rights took on a more aggressive character as a new group of black activists challenged the politics of civility traditionally embraced by old-guard leaders in favor of a more forceful protest strategy. Beth Tompkins Bates traces the rise of this new protest politics--which was grounded in making demands and backing them up with collective action--by focusing on the struggle of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) to form a union in Chicago, headquarters of the Pullman Company. Bates shows how the BSCP overcame initial opposition from most of Chicago's black leaders by linking its union message with the broader social movement for racial equality. As members of BSCP protest networks mobilized the black community around the quest for manhood rights and economic freedom, they broke down resistance to organized labor even as they expanded the boundaries of citizenship to include equal economic opportunity. By the mid-1930s, BSCP protest networks gained platforms at the national level, fusing Brotherhood activities first with those of the National Negro Congress and later with the March on Washington Movement. Lessons learned during this era guided the next generation of activists, who carried the black freedom struggle forward after World War II.
The Pullman Porter
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Author : Michael Jacob Adams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
The Pullman Porter written by Michael Jacob Adams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Porters categories.