Rising from the Rails: Pullman Porters and the Making of the Black Middle Class World War I - War Narratives " -Ann PatchettFrom New York

" -Ann PatchettFrom New York Times-bestselling

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showing how their battles over freedom and power still shape our public life

Rising from the Rails: Pullman Porters and the Making of the Black Middle Class World War I - War Narratives " -Ann PatchettFrom New YorkISBN 13: 9780805078503 Publisher: Holt, Henry & Company, Inc. Publication date: 06 01 2005 Edition description: First Edition Pages: 352 Sales rank: 76,979 Product dimensions: 5. 50(w) x 8. 26(h) x 0. 94(d) "A valuable window into a long underreported dimension of African American history."NewsdayAn engaging social history that reveals the critical role Pullman porters played in the struggle for African American civil rights When George Pullman began