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Rising from the Rails: The Story of the Pullman Porter (2006)

PG Feb 11, 2006 Documentary 0h 47m
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They Rose from the Rails

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RISING FROM THE RAILS: THE STORY OF THE PULLMAN PORTER, a documentary based on the best-selling book by Larry Tye, chronicles the relatively unheralded Pullman Porters, generations of African American men who served as caretakers to wealthy white passengers on luxury trains that traversed the nation during the golden age of rail. Unbeknownst to most of their white passengers, porters played critical political and cultural roles, becoming trailblazers in the struggle for African American dignity and self-sufficiency, patriarchs of black labor unions, and helping give birth to the Civil Rights Movement. Ultimately, however, their greatest legacy is that which they left to future generations.

Brad Osborne
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Stephanie Rhodes
Stephanie Rhodes

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Jason Skeen
Jason Skeen

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Lawrence Varnado
Lawrence Varnado

Narrator
Glenn Bradley
Glenn Bradley

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Lindsey Holloway
Lindsey Holloway

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Evan Mason
Evan Mason

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Brandi Price
Brandi Price

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