Who were the Pullman Porters?
What's in the Job?
Civil Rights and Impact
100
Workers who were mostly African American assisting passengers and sleeping in train cars
What is Pullman Porters? 
100
The main job of a pullman porter was to ______
What is to serve passengers on the train?
100
Pullman porters helped spread news of opportunities in the north by carrying these across the country.
What are black newspapers?
200
This company hired African Americans to work in luxury train cars.
What is the Pullman company? 
200
The type of train cars pullman porters worked in were called ______
What is sleeping cars? 
200
This union became the first successful Black labor union in the United States.
What is the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters?
300
Many formerly enslaved african AMericans and their descendants worked in the pullman company after the _______ war because it provided steady income and reliable employment
What is the civil war? 
300
Pullman Porter jobs were considered important for African Americans at the time for what reason?
What is because they provided steady income and opportunities when many jobs for African Americans were denied?
300
This civil rights leader helped organize the pullman porters to fight for better pay and rights.
Who is A. Philip Randolph?
