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Pullman Porter
Pullman Porter | Vanita Oelschlager
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Children and adults under the age of 40 are forgetting about the Pullman Porter. They were very important figures in the history of American. This book will teach children and adults, who the porters were and why they were so important in our history. Porters worked in early train cars, they would look, listen and learn from their predominantly white passengers. They would read the newspapers passengers left behind, listen to conversations and begin to talk to one another. The porter learned how important education was for children and how important it was to take this message home to his children. He eventually landed at the forefront of the civil rights movement."
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Pullman Porter | Vanita Oelschlager
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These porters, like many African Americans who worked serving caucasians, have often been portrayed as happy-go-lucky, eager-to-serve, eager-to-please people. This book uncovers some of the hardships they faced.

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Pullman Porter | Vanita Oelschlager
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The importance of the Pullman Porter as a figure in #AfricanAmericanHistory

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Pullman Porter | Vanita Oelschlager
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I knew about Pullman Porters, but not details like these...#AfricanAmericanHistory

Vexingcircumstance I read some of her other books that I got from Netgalley. I really liked them. 8y
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