A century can seem like a long time, especially given the accelerating rate of change that oppresses all of us. At the same time, 100 years is one long lifetime. Almost 100,000 now-living Americans ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The rails in Pullman are empty, but the company town was bustling in the late 1800s. "Men, women and children coming from all corners of the world and all striving for the opportunity ...

Photograph of Pullman Porters. Left to right: Conductor D. R. Stump, Attendant A. Batac, Porter L. Garner, Porter W. T. Bratton, Attendant H. H. Sewell, Porter C ...

The Pullman porters may get most of the press, but members of another group of mostly Black workers associated with George Pullman’s famous railcars are emerging from the shadows of history. Black ...

The Black railroad car attendants made a lasting impact on American history. One leader of the Pullman porters' labor movement settled in Bayfield County, and his legacy is coming to new light. Jerry ...

The Black workers hired as porters and maids often encountered racism on the job. Black workers were hired to be porters and maids for the Pullman company, and had to cater to passengers’ every whim.

Last week, the Pullman Porter, most famed servant in the U. S., started to go on strike. Then, at the last moment, he changed his mind, “for obvious reasons.” But he said he would strike some other ...

In his book Rising from the Rails, journalist Larry Tye examines the social history of the African-American men who provided service to railroad passengers traveling in George Pullman's sleeping cars.

A South Side Chicago institution is honoring a historic milestone. On Aug. 25, 1925, Pullman porters formed what would become a historic union representing train workers. A century later, the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The collection, which dates from 1926 ...