WILMA CA
General:
Name: WILMA CA
Format: pdf
Size: 27.79 MB
Book:
Title: The Pullman Porters and West Oakland
Author: Thomas Tramble
Language: angielski
Year: 2007
Subjects: History, Photography, Nonfiction
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738547893
Total pages: 152
Description:
A hub of transportation and industry since the mid-19th century, West Oakland is today a vital commercial conduit and an inimitably distinct and diverse community within the Greater Oaklandmetropolitan area. The catalyst that transformed this neighborhood from a transcontinental rail terminal into a true settlement was the arrival of the railroad porters, employed by the Pullman Palace Car Company as early as 1867. After years of struggling in labor battles and negotiations, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Union became the first African American-led union to sign a contract with a large American company. The union’s West Coast headquarters were established at Fifth and Wood Streets in West Oakland. Soon families,benevolent societies, and churches followed, and a true community came into being.
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