Title Miles of smiles, years of struggle : the untold story of the black Pullman porter / Columbia Historical Society in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution's Office of Folklife Programs ; produced and directed by Jack Santino and Paul Wagner

Published San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 1989

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Description 1 online resource (1 video file (60 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences Series Black studies in video Summary Discusses the struggle of Black Pullman porters to unionize, even though rebuked by white organized labor, and the eventual formation of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters under A. Philip Randolph. Explores the impact of this group on the American civil rights movement Notes Originally released in 1982 as motion picture Credits Interviews, Jack Santino ; director of photography, John Hiller ; editor, Paul Wagner Performer Narrator, Rosina Tucker Notes In English Videodisc (DVD) version record Subject Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters -- History Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Porters -- United States -- History African American labor union members -- History Discrimination in employment -- United States -- History Race discrimination -- United States -- History Civil rights -- United States -- History Labor unions -- United States -- History African American labor union members Civil rights Discrimination in employment Labor unions Porters Race discrimination United States Genre/Form Nonfiction films History Nonfiction films. Streaming video. Films autres que de fiction. Form Streaming video Author Santino, Jack, producer, director. Wagner, Paul, 1948- producer, director. Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.) Smithsonian Institution. Office of Folklife Programs. California Newsreel (Firm)

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