The Pullman porter : an American journey / written by Vanita Oelschlager ; with art by Mike Blanc.
Material type:
TextPublisher: [Akron, Ohio] : VanitaBooks, LLC, [2014]Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: - still image
- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1938164008
- 1938164016
- 9781938164002
- 9781938164019
- Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters -- History -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- Social conditions -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Pullman cars -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Pullman porters -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Railroads -- United States -- Employees -- Juvenile literature
- Railroads -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 331.8811 O28 | Available | 33111007559996 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
Includes bibliographical reference.