| Description |
1 videodisc (47 min.) : sound, color& black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Based on the book Rising from the rails : Pullman porters and the making of the Black middle class by Larry Tye. |
| System Details |
DVD; region 1 encoding; widescreen presentation. |
| Cast |
Narrator, Allison Payne. |
| Credits |
Editor, Brad Osborne ; director of photography, Taylor Garvin |
| Note |
Special features: Behind-the-scenes feature ; Extended interviews with porters and Rails author Larry Tye ; Rare Pullman training filmstrips with sound ; Pullman car slideshow ; Archival railroad films ; Discussion of Pullman memorabilia. |
| Contents |
Out of bondage, all aboard -- Rough rides, intimate encounters -- My name's not George -- Saint Philip and the battle for brotherhood -- Behind the mask -- Train to freedom -- A legacy that lasts. |
| Summary |
A documentary that chronicles the legacy of the Pullman Porters, generations of African American men who served as caretakers to wealthy white passengers on luxury trains that traversed the nation during the golden age of rail. -- Container. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Pullman porters -- United States -- History.
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Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters -- History.
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African Americans -- Social conditions.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Tye, Larry.
Rising from the rails.
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Payne, Allison, 1964-
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Osborne, Brad.
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