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SUMMARY:Pullman Porters
DESCRIPTION:The Pullman Porters made “railblazing” achievements during an e
 xciting chapter in American history. Celebrate Black History Month by lear
 ning more about the Pullman Porters who helped transform America at 7:30 p
 .m. Thursday\, February 12\, at the Allen Public Library’s Civic Auditoriu
 m\, 300 N. Allen Dr.  Speaker for this evening\, William Blaylock holds a
  Juris Doctor from Baylor Law School and is a retired vice president and s
 enior tax counsel for Texas Instruments.  HIs professional career includes
  experience at the Museum of the American Railroad and the Dallas Opera.
   \nIndustrialist George Pullman believed that former house slaves of the
  plantation South had the ideal training to serve the businessmen patroniz
 ing his "Palace Cars.” The biggest single employer of African Americans in
  post-Civil War America\, Pullman offered former slaves meaningful and luc
 rative employment.  Despite the undeniable racism behind Pullman’s employm
 ent practices\, he provided advantages to people who desperately needed th
 em. \nKnown for their pristine manners and elegant uniforms\, Pullman Port
 ers worked on the sleeping cars from the 1870s to the 1960s. They presente
 d professional services to passengers such as handling luggage\, deliverin
 g telegraph dispatches\, maintaining cleanliness in passenger areas\, and
  importantly\, providing passengers with travel information. \nIn 1925\, t
 he Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was created. This changed the cours
 e of the twentieth century by securing higher wages and benefits for their
  membership and helped establish their civil rights.  The porters\, owing
  in part to their cosmopolitan experience\, held positions of status and t
 remendous respect in the black community. \nThe library is located at 300
  N. Allen Dr. Call 214-509-4911 for additional information.\nAllen Public
  Library\n300 n allen\nAllen\, TX 75002 United States\n
LOCATION:300 n allen\, Allen\, TX 75002
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 ey/3511784333/Pullman_Porters
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