Rising from the Rails - Pullman Porters and the Making of the Black Middle Class (Paperback, First and First)

"A lively and engaging chronicle that adds yet another dimension to the historical record."-The Boston Globe
When George Pullman began recruiting Southern blacks as porters in his luxurious new sleeping cars, the former slaves suffering under Jim Crow laws found his offer of a steady job and worldly experience irresistable. They quickly signed up to serve as maid, waiter, concierge, nanny, and occasionally doctor and undertaker to cars full of white passengers, making the Pullman Company the largest employer of African Americans in the country by the 1920s.
Drawing on extensive interviews with dozens of porters and their descendants, Larry Tye reconstructs the complicated world of the Pullman porter and the vital cultural, political, and economic roles they played as forerunners of the modern black middle class. "Rising from the Rails" provides a lively and enlightening look at this important social phenomenon.

General

Imprint:	Holt McDougal
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2005
First published:	June 2005
Authors:	Larry Tye
Dimensions:	208 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	352
Edition:	First and First
ISBN-13:	978-0-8050-7850-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Industrial relations & safety > Industrial relations > General
LSN:	0-8050-7850-9
Barcode:	9780805078503

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