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Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters founder A. Philip Randolph, the public face of the union, in 1942. Founded in 1925, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and Maids (commonly referred to as the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, BSCP [1]) was the first labor organization led by African Americans to receive a charter in the American Federation of Labor (AFL).
Rosina Tucker (4 November 1881 - 3 March 1987) was an American labor organizer, civil rights activist, and educator.She is best known for helping to organize the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first African-American trade union.
Asa Philip Randolph [1] (April 15, 1889 – May 16, 1979) was an American labor unionist and civil rights activist. In 1925, he organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first successful African-American-led labor union. In the early Civil Rights Movement and the Labor Movement, Randolph was a prominent voice.
Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle is a 1982 documentary film about a group of Pullman car porters who organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters - claimed to be the first African American trade union. The film examines issues of work, race and dignity.
10,000 Black Men Named George is a 2002 Showtime TV movie about A. Philip Randolph and his coworkers Milton P. Webster and Ashley Totten. The title refers to the custom of the time when Pullman porters, all of whom were black, were addressed as "George"; a sobriquet for George Pullman, who owned the company that built the sleeping cars (and other Railroad cars) and the industry.
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