MSNBC Symone June 4, 2024 21:43:00
The pullman company became the largest single employer of black man in the nation. in turn, helped spawn the black middle class. until 1960, pullman porters were exclusively black. a philip randolph organized the brotherhood of sleeping car quarters in 1925. it was the nation's first black labor union. and he negotiated for more than a decade to security first-ever agreement between a union of black workers and a major u.s. company. they were fighting for better working conditions, better wages, and time off. fast forward 85 years in 2022, we'll workers of all backgrounds are fighting for bett...
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