Pullman Porter

Many children and adults under 40 know little about the Pullman porters, even though these workers played a significant part in American history. This book explains who the porters were and why they mattered so much. Aboard the early passenger trains, porters observed and listened to passengers, who were mostly white. They read the newspapers travelers left behind and overheard their conversations, and they began to discuss what they had learned with one another. One porter came to understand how vital education was for children, and he carried that lesson home to his own family. His path eventually led him to the front lines of the civil rights movement.