Rising from the rails pullman porters and the making of the black middle class tye larry isbn 9780805078503 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Rising from the rails tells an important story of the transition of black labor after the civil war from slavery to freedom after emancipation african americans looked for employment in a variety of venues with the growth of railroads george pullman popularized a new travel experience the sleeping car pullman instituted and combined a number of features that made rail travel luxurious safety features expanded car size shock absorbing wheels and trained personal attendants the . Rising from the rails pullman porters and the making of the black middle class by tye larry june 2005 isbn kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Rising from the rails pullman porters and the making of the black middle class english edition ebook tye larry amazonde kindle shop. Rising from the rails is larry tyes account of the pullman porters over 100 years these black workers transformed train service established a middle class organized a union and won recognition after a decade long fight a philip randolph used his perch as brotherhood president to launch the civil rights movement a story of hardship endurance and triumph the pullman porters legacy was profound