Miles of smiles, years of struggle

Duration: 59

Year Published: 1982

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: The history of the Black Pullman Porters is told through archival films, stills, vintage Hollywood footage, and a 100-year-old porter's widow who was a union organizer. Reveals the struggle of the Pullman porters to form their own Black trade union which was accomplished in 1925 under the leadership of A. Philip Randolph.

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