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Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle.

The story of the organizing of the first black trade union - The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters - provides an account of African American working life between the Civil War and World War II. Miles of Smiles chronicles the organizing of the first black trade union - the Brotherhood of Sleeping C...

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Corporate Author:	Kanopy (Firm)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2015.
Subjects:	African American labor union members > History > United States. Race discrimination > Discrimination in employment > History > United States. Civil rights > History > United States. Internet videos. Nonfiction films. Documentary films.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video

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