The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porter

The brotherhood of sleeping car porters was a black labor organization led by Asa Phillip Randolph, who fought for their rights to live and work on an equal basis with white Americans. The brotherhood of sleeping car porters was a drive to organize the African American worker but in many aspects it was also a movement of civil rights. It was a movement for black workers to receive the same rights as their white counterparts. During this fierce time of unionism, African Americans were excluded from most unions and at the same time faced immense discrimination. The organization of the Pullman workers was a Segway to civil rights for those African American workers. Pullman workers did receive the same pay, worked in difficult conditions and were treated as second class citizenship.
In the African American community, porters were considered among the elite because they had steady employment. However, porters received little pay and all their money went to food, rent and uniform. Also, much of their pay was from tips. To create more opportunities for the black American workers, the porte...