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Long Hard Journey: The Story of the Pullman Porter (Walker's American History Series for Young People) [Paperback]

Patricia C. McKissack (Author), Fredrick L. McKissack (Author)


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January 1995 Walker's American History Series for Young People
The moving story of the courage and solidarity that helped shape the history of African Americans explains how the actions of the train workers fraternity helped change the way of labor and the civil rights movement in this country. Winner of the Coretta Scott King Award. Reprint. AB. SLJ.


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More than just the story of the Pullman porters, this volume recounts the saga of Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, first major black labor union to be admitted to the AFL. Organized by A. Phillip Randolph just after the Civil War, the union brought together many freed slaves who had been hired by George Pullman to pamper the passengers in his sleeping cars. Seasoned with poetry, song, black-and-white historical photographs and the personal reminiscences of porters and their wives, the text is full and engaging. It offers an excellent introduction to labor history. A Long Hard Journey won the 1990 Coretta Scott King Award.

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Walker & Company (January 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0802774377
  • ISBN-13: 978-0802774378
  • Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,611,600 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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