The little-known story of the wives and maids who helped propel the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters to a groundbreaking agreement with the Pullman Company. Rosina Corrothers-Tucker had spent days ...

One hundred years ago, Chicago's Pullman porters formed the first all-Black labor union in the U.S., paving the way for civil ...

Tucker was the wife of a Pullman porter and became an early advocate for the union that pushed for better pay, better working conditions and a grievance process. She also became a labor organizer ...

Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum. "Now we're standing in front of the world's first only Black labor, Black women's Ladies Auxiliary museum on the same block as the world's first and only ...

One rare opportunity came on the Pullman sleeper trains, where most of the porters were black. What Was on the Menu at the First Thanksgiving? This Indian City Sells 3,500 Tons of Chilies Every ...

Cap worn by Pullman Porter Philip Henry Logan Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of the Descendants of Garfield Logan, In Honor of Philip ...

Officials of the Pullman Company have under consideration ... who are acting in the capacity of porters and are scattered throughout the country. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

A woman looking for a fresh start has given a previously neglected area of Chicago a do-over as well. Thirty-plus years ago, Lyn Hughes was a recently divorced mom of three, wanting to relocate to a ...

where Black men were recruited to be Pullman porters. And it helped create the Black middle class and usher in the civil rights era. Today the neighborhood can also claim a sustainability focus ...

Two Chicago civil rights legends, former Mayor Harold Washington and activist Asa Philip Randolph, were honored on their shared birthday.