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245 04 $a The Pullman porters : $b from servitude to civil rights / $c WTTW ... in collaboration with the Chicago Historical Society ; producer/writer, Lucy Kinsella.
264  1 $a Chicago : $b WTTW, $c [2002]
300    $a 1 videocassette (26 min.) : $b sound, black and white and color ; $c 1/2 in.
340    $a polyester $b ½ in.
511 0  $a Host, senior editor, John Callaway.
508    $a Camera, Carlton Hathcoat ; video, Steve Miller ; editor, Ann Servedio-Esp ; music, Jim Gaynor.
500    $a Originally produced as a television program in 2001.
538    $a VHS.
520    $a "In 1925, the porters formed a union called The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. This marked the beginning of a twelve-year struggle for dignity, better working conditions, and fair pay. (Its leaders were charismatic black activist A. Philip Randolph and former porter Milton Webster, head of the Chicago union local.) Their eventual triumph marked the first time in American history that a black union forced a powerful corporation to the negotiating table. It was a significant step forward for black equality"--http://www.wttw.com/index.html
610 20 $a Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters $x History.
650  0 $a African American labor union members $x History.
650  0 $a Discrimination in employment $z United States $x History.
650  0 $a Race discrimination $z United States $x History. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010109263
651  0 $a Chicago (Ill.) $x History. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85023235
650  0 $a Historical television programs. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85061209
700 1  $a Kinsella, Lucy. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2013097530
700 1  $a Callaway, John. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2011087476
730 0  $a Chicago stories (Television program) $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2005092904
710 2  $a WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.) $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50045421
710 2  $a Chicago Historical Society. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79106194
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956    $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9BA6EF7AF50B11E7A6193F6E97128E48

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