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About the Collection of the A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum and the A. Philip Randolph and Dr. Lyn Hughes Archives

We would like to thank you for your interest in our collection and archives on the history of the African-American Labor Movement with a core concentration on A. Philip Randolph, The Pullman Porter and other African Americans Railroad Employees.

We regret that research access is currently limited to staff only. We are in the process of upgrading the documentation and accessibility policies for the collection to better service your inquiries. Therefore, we are unable to provide reproduction permission for any images currently in the museum’s holdings until further notice.

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Recommended Links

The National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum Gallery www.aphiliprandolphmuseum.com	A. Philip Randolph Institute www.apri.org
A. Philip Randolph for Jobs and Freedom www.pbs.org/weta/apr	National Civil Rights Museum www.civilrightsmuseum.org
Association of African-American Museums www.artnoir.com/aaam.html	George Meany Center for Labor Studies www.georgemeany.org
Shomburg Center for Research in Black Culture www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html	Smithsonian National Museum of American History www.si.edu
The Library of Congress: African-American Mosaic www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html	Corbis www.corbis.com
Cyndi’s List www.cyndislist.com/african.htm	The History Channel www.historychannel.com
Chicago History Museum www.chicagohs.org/chshome.html	California Newsreel www.newsreel.org
American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations www.aflcio.org

 

Find Hotel Near the A. Randolph Pullman Porter Museum
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Recommended Books in Print and Videos

An Anthology Of Respect: The Pullman Porters National Historic Registry of African American Railroad Employees
(2007)

Rising from the Rails DVD

A. Philip Randolph: A Biographical Portrait
Author: Jervis Anderson (1987)

A. Philip Randolph, Pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement
Author: Paula Pfeffer (1996)

A. Philip Randolph: Messenger for the Masses
Author: Lillie Patterson (1995)

A. Philip Randolph: Union Leader and Civil Rights Crusader
Author: Catherine Reef (2001)

A. Philip Randolph: Labor Leader
Author: Sally Hanley (1989)

Keeping the Faith: A. Philip Randolph, Milton P. Webster, and the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, 1925-37
Author: William Harris (1991)

Tearing Down the Color Bar: A Documentary History and Analysis of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Author: Joseph F. Wilson (1989)

Miles of Smiles Years of Struggle: Stories of Black Pullman Porters
Author: Jack Santino (1989)

Marching Together: Women of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Author: Melinda Chateauvert (1997)