About This Book

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.

About the Authors or Illustrators

Fredrick McKissack

Fredrick McKissack is a writer whose collaboration with his wife, author Patricia McKissack, has led to the publication of several award-winning titles, including their 2003 Coretta Scott King Honor Book, Days of Jubilee.

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Patricia McKissack

Full-time writer, Patricia McKissack and her husband Fredrick L. McKissack have written over one hundred books about the African-American experience.

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