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Miles of smiles, years of struggle : the untold story of the black Pullman porter /

Discusses the struggle of Black Pullman porters to unionize, even though rebuked by white organized labor, and the eventual formation of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters under A. Philip Randolph. Explores the impact of this group on the American civil rights movement.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.), Smithsonian Institution. Office of Folklife Programs, California Newsreel (Firm)
Other Authors: Santino, Jack (Producer, Director), Wagner, Paul, 1948- (Producer, Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 1989.
Series:Black studies in video
Subjects:
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters > History.
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
Porters > United States > History.
African American labor union members > History.
Discrimination in employment > United States > History.
Race discrimination > United States > History.
Civil rights > United States > History.
Labor unions > United States > History.
Porteurs de bagages > États-Unis > Histoire.
Syndiqués noirs américains > Histoire.
Droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire.
African American labor union members.
Civil rights.
Discrimination in employment.
Labor unions.
Porters.
Race discrimination.
United States.
Streaming videos.
Nonfiction films.
History.
Streaming video.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:Discusses the struggle of Black Pullman porters to unionize, even though rebuked by white organized labor, and the eventual formation of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters under A. Philip Randolph. Explores the impact of this group on the American civil rights movement.
Item Description:Originally released in 1982 as motion picture.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (60 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences.
Production Credits:Interviews, Jack Santino ; director of photography, John Hiller ; editor, Paul Wagner.