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LABOR VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Pullman Porters - Ordinary Men, Extraordinary History

Chris Garlock | Published on 8/24/2025


Pullman Porters - Ordinary Men, Extraordinary History
The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was founded at a meeting in New York City 100 years ago, on August 25, 1925. A. Philip Randolph became the union's first organizer.