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Title:

Miles of smiles, years of struggle [videorecording] : the untold story of the black Pullman porter / Columbia Historical Society Presents, in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution's Office of Folklife Programs ; produced and directed by Jack Santino and Paul Wagner.

Format:

[videorecording] :

Publisher:

California Newsreel,

Copyright Date:

c1982

Description:

1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.

Subject:

Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters--History.
Labor unions--United States--History.--History.
Discrimination in employment--United States--History.
Race discrimination--United States--History.
Afro-Americans--History.--History.
Racism--United States--History.
Documentary films.
Race relations in motion pictures.
United States--History.--History.

Other Authors:

Santino, Jack.
Wagner, Paul, 1948-
Tucker, Rosina.
California Newsreel (Firm)
Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.)
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Folklife Programs.

Notes:

Documentary. Rosina Tucker, narrator.

Summary:

Chronicles the organizing of the first black trade union--the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. This inspiring story of the Pullman porters provides the most in-depth account on film of African-American working life between the Civil War and World War II. Explores the impact of this group on the American Civil Rights Movement.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)28656938

Locations:

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)