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DATELINE STOCKBRIDGE: Pullman cars and the first recognized Black labor union
For 101 years, from 1867 to 1968, the Pullman car, built by engineer and industrialist George M. Pullman, was the epitome of ...
Holiday light show coming to Chicago's Pullman National Historical Park for first time
The Pullman National Historical Park —which became the first National Park Service unit within the Chicago city limits in ...
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Historic Pullman aims to boost tourism for Chicago's first National Park site
Pullman’s Black porters also have a significant place in ... neighborhood and easily accessible by public transportation and car, this misconception still deters some potential visitors.
Historic Pullman aims to boost tourism for Chicago's first National Park site
The nonprofit has four restored Pullman homes open to the public for tours and ramped up service at its cafe, which is the ...
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Warren Washington, Groundbreaking Climate Scientist, Dies at 88
Dr. Washington was a pioneer in two senses. The son of a Pullman-car porter in Portland, Ore., he became the second Black student in the United States to receive a Ph.D. in meteorology.
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Growing demand for civil rights after 1945
Asa Philip Randolph founded and became the leader of The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP ... supplement their income. The porters’ employers, The Pullman Company, refused to listen ...