Rising from the Rails: Pullman Porters and the Making of the Black Middle Class Justin Release Date: 30-09-2008

Release Date: 30-09-2008

These momentous encounters will determine the course of Delphine's life

EAN: 9780471264361

April 1983 was his lowest point

an unforgettable exploration of public policy

Rising from the Rails: Pullman Porters and the Making of the Black Middle Class Justin Release Date: 30-09-2008Author: Tye, Larry Brand: Henry Holt & Company Edition: First Edition Number Of Pages: 336 Release Date: 06 07 2004 Details: An engaging social history that reveals the critical role Pullman porters played in the struggle for African American civil rights When George Pullman began recruiting Southern blacks as porters in his luxurious new sleeping cars, the former slaves suffering under Jim Crow laws found his offer of a steady job and worldly