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The Sleeping Car Porter
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Author : Suzette Mayr
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2023-05-18
The Sleeping Car Porter written by Suzette Mayr and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-18 with Fiction categories.
WINNER OF THE 2022 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE PUBLISHERS WEEKLY TOP 20 LITERARY FICTION BOOKS OF 2022 OPRAH DAILY: BOOKS TO READ BY THE FIRE? When a mudslide strands a train, Baxter, a queer Black sleeping car porter, must contend with the perils of white passengers, ghosts, and his secret love affair Baxter's name isn't George. But it's 1929, and Baxter is lucky enough, as a Black man, to have a job as a sleeping car porter on a train that crisscrosses the country. So when the passengers call him George, he has to just smile and nod and act invisible. What he really wants is to go to dentistry school, but he'll have to save up a lot of nickel and dime tips to get there, so he puts up with "George." On this particular trip out west, the passengers are more unruly than usual, especially when the train is stalled for two extra days; their secrets start to leak out and blur with the sleep-deprivation hallucinations Baxter is having. When he finds a naughty postcard of two queer men, Baxter's memories and longings are reawakened; keeping it puts his job in peril, but he can't part with the postcard or his thoughts of Edwin Drew, Porter Instructor.
Recollections Of A Sleeping Car Porter
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Author : Jack Thorne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-06-28
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Recollections Of A Sleeping Car Porter Classic Reprint
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Author : Jack Thorne
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-11-24
Recollections Of A Sleeping Car Porter Classic Reprint written by Jack Thorne and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-24 with categories.
Excerpt from Recollections of a Sleeping Car Porter The following will show that while the porter is dusting and wiping here and there, placing a pillow under the head of this one, and doing some similar favor for that one, a word spoken carelessly, and soon forgotten by the passenger, affords abundant food for thought for the porter. A little grain of wheat thrown carelessly upon the ground may often spring up and produce an hundred fold. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
They Call Me George
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Author : Cecil Foster
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
They Call Me George written by Cecil Foster and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with HISTORY categories.
A historical work of non-fiction that chronicles the little-known stories of black railway porters - the so-called "Pullmen" of the Canadian rail lines. The actions and spirit of these men helped define Canada as a nation in surprising ways; effecting race relations, human rights, North American multiculturalism, community building, the shape and structure of unions, and the nature of travel and business across the US and Canada. Drawing on the stories and legends of several of these influential early black Canadians, this book narrates the history of a very visible, but rarely considered, aspect of black life in railway-age Canada. These porters, who fought against the idea of Canada as White Man's Country, open only to immigrants from Europe, fought for opportunities and rights and won.
Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car Porters
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Author : Robert L Allen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-11-17
Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car Porters written by Robert L Allen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-17 with Social Science categories.
The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters created a sea of change in labour and race relations in the US. For the first time in US history, a black labour union played a central role in shaping labor and civil rights policy. Based on interviews and archival research, this new book tells the story of the union and its charismatic leader C.L. Dellums, starting from the BSCP's origins as the first national union of black workers in 1925. In 1937, the BSCP made history when it compelled one of the largest US corporations - the Pullman Company - to recognize and negotiate a contract with a black workers' union. C. L. Dellums was a leading civil rights activist as well as a labor leader. In 1948, he was chosen to be the first West Coast Regional Director of the NAACP. This book is an inspiring testament to both him and the unions transformative impact on US society.
The Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car Porters
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Author : Brailsford Reese Brazeal
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1946
The Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car Porters written by Brailsford Reese Brazeal and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1946 with Sleeping cars (Railroads) categories.
Recollections Of A Sleeping Ca
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Author : Jack B. 1863 Thorne
language : en
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Release Date : 2016-08-28
Recollections Of A Sleeping Ca written by Jack B. 1863 Thorne and has been published by Wentworth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-28 with History categories.
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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.
My Name S Not George
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Author : Stanley G. Grizzle
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
My Name S Not George written by Stanley G. Grizzle and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Business & Economics categories.
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