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Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle: STORIES OF BLACK PULLMAN PORTERS [Publicatio
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- 9780252061943
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
ISBN-10
0252061942
ISBN-13
9780252061943
eBay Product ID (ePID)
50362
Product Key Features
Book Title
Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle : Stories of Black Pullman Porters
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Discrimination & Race Relations, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, African American
Publication Year
1991
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
9.6 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6.8 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
19
Dewey Decimal
331.88/1138522/0973
Synopsis
As service workers in a luxurious sleeping-car train system, Pullman porters had both the highest status in the black community and the lowest rank on the train. They were trapped in the dual roles of charming host and obedient servant, and their constant smiles--even in the face of unreasonable demands by white passengers--were part of the job requirement. Jack Santino's interviews with retired porters provide extensive firsthand accounts of their work, the job inequities they faced, the formation of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and the aborted Pullman porter strike of 1928. Through the testimony of ran-and-file workers as well as key figures such as E. D. Nixon, the porter who initiated the Montgomery bus boycott and helped launch the career of Martin Luther King, Jr. and C.L. Dellums, the only surviving founding member of the BSCP, Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle illuminates the Pullman porters' struggle for dignity. A publication of the American Folklore SocietyA volume in the series Folklore and Society, As service workers in a luxurious sleeping-car train system, Pullman porters had both the highest status in the black community and the lowest rank on the train. They were trapped in the dual roles of charming host and obedient servant, and their constant smiles--even in the face of unreasonable demands by white passengers--were part of the job ......, As service workers in a luxurious sleeping-car train system, Pullman porters had both the highest status in the black community and the lowest rank on the train. They were trapped in the dual roles of charming host and obedient servant, and their constant smiles--even in the face of unreasonable demands by white passengers--were part of the job requirement. Jack Santino's interviews with retired porters provide extensive firsthand accounts of their work, the job inequities they faced, the formation of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and the aborted Pullman porter strike of 1928. Through the testimony of ran-and-file workers as well as key figures such as E. D. Nixon, the porter who initiated the Montgomery bus boycott and helped launch the career of Martin Luther King, Jr. and C.L. Dellums, the only surviving founding member of the BSCP, Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle illuminates the Pullman porters' struggle for dignity.
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- k***v (83)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseBook and value was excellent. Seller was awesome! Description of book was spot on accurate (Book WAS indeed in VERY GOOD condition as seller indicated). Communication was great. This perfect bound style softcover book was very carefully packaged including being tightly wrapped in brown paper, with a stiffener cardboard sheet to prevent bending, all inside the bubble wrap envelope. I could not be happier with purchase.Surf Science: An Introduction to Waves for Surfing (#276942546850)
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