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What was true of pullman porters in the 1920s

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Answered by trishasadangi06
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Pullman porters were men hired to work on the railroads as porters on sleeping cars. ... Under the leadership of A. Philip Randolph, Pullman porters formed the first all-black union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in 1925. Formation of the union was instrumental in the advancement of the Civil Rights Movement.

Pullman porters needed a union because they were not treated well.

George Pullman almost entirely staffed Pullman cars with African-American employees.

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Answered by hotelcalifornia
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The truth of Pullman porters in 1920 was the porters needed a union because they were not treated well.

Explanation:

  • Pullman porters were men who were hired to work on railroads as porters in sleeping cars.
  • With the effective offense of Pullman company, some members in the BSCP fight for many decades before protecting the initial collective bargaining.
  • The porters were given the tag of George that was a name that reflects in the social status of slavery.
  • They treat them as a slaves so they needed an union within them.
  • There was constant racism on the job and there were overworked and underpaid.
  • In due course of time, they added fuel to the great migration, formulate a new middle class and went on to launch the civil rights movement.

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