CHICAGO (WLS) -- The rails in Pullman are empty, but the company town was bustling in the late 1800s. "Men, women and children coming from all corners of the world and all striving for the opportunity ...
The Pullman National Historical Park tells the story of an industrialist, company, company town, labor, unions and how railroads came to connect a nation. Visitors can see factory buildings, worker ...
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How one Black labor union changed American history
The fact that the meeting was even happening was enough to produce an air of subversive excitement. On August 25, 1925, a ...
GARY | Sitting in a chair in his Gary home, Linus J. Scott remembered what it took to be a successful Pullman railroad car porter. "You had to be on your toes," Scott said. Scott, 97, worked as a ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The collection, which dates from 1926 ...
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