Bibliograph

Rising from the rails, Pullman porters and the making of the Black middle class, Larry Tye

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Rising from the rails, Pullman porters and the making of the Black middle class, Larry Tye

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rising from the rails

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

53926648

Responsibility statement

Larry Tye

Sub title

Pullman porters and the making of the Black middle class

Summary

Describes how the Pullman Company hired former slaves as sleeping car porters and became the largest employer of African American men in the country by the 1920s, creating a unique culture that blazed a path for a black middle class

Table Of Contents

Out of bondage, all aboard -- Rough rides, intimate encounters -- My name's not George -- Saint Philip and the battle for brotherhood -- Behind the mask -- Train to freedom -- A legacy that lasts

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