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The Black Labor Union That Helped Launch the Civil Rights Movement Started Here Fodor s 2/22/2021 Rebecca Toy © Provided by Fodor s On February 19, 2015, President Barack Obama designated national monument status to the Pullman Historic District, making it the first national park service in Chicago. Far from incidental, the designation acknowledges America’s first company-created community and honors the role of all Pullman rail employees in America’s labor movement. But it is the Pullman Porters that beckon history’s spotlight. Still working over 20 hours a day for the worst pay after initial labor reform, the African American porters were excluded by workers’ unions. Recognizing their dignity and collective power, they traveled from Chicago to Harlem to meet with a magazine publisher and labor activist. What happened next established a path for an entire movement.

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