Or perhaps you know about the Pullman Porters, the African-American employees who provided service to the passengers on the trains, making up the sleeping berths, shining shoes, carrying luggage, and even providing entertainment here and there.
If you know something about the history of Pullman, it’s probably related to the strike in 1894, when thousands of factory employees halted operations for nearly three months and inspired a nationwide boycott of Pullman trains orchestrated by the American Railway Union. Pullman, a railroad mogul who had made his fortune building luxury rail cars, embarked on a new social experiment-a town (named for himself) south of Chicago that housed an expansive factory flanked by modern homes and amenities for his workers. The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR.
