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Title:

The Pullman porters : from servitude to civil rights / WTTW ... in collaboration with the Chicago Historical Society ; producer/writer, Lucy Kinsella.

Publisher:

WTTW,

Copyright Date:

2002

Description:

1 videocassette (26 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 1/2 in.

Subject:

Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters--History.
African American labor union members--History.
Discrimination in employment--United States--History.
Race discrimination--United States--History.
Chicago (Ill.)--History.
Historical television programs.

Other Authors:

Kinsella, Lucy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2013097530
Callaway, John. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2011087476
WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50045421
Chicago Historical Society. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79106194

Other Titles:

Chicago stories (Television program) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2005092904

Notes:

Host, senior editor, John Callaway. Originally produced as a television program in 2001.

Summary:

"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

OCLC:

(OCoLC)148149640

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)