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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
For more than a decade, Lyn Hughes a cultural activist-scholar and founder of the A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter museum, has generated interest in urban historic and cultural heritage preservation. She is a committed advocate for the revitalization of the Cultural and Historical Pride of the African American Community. However, her work is now being viewed at the international level as an excellent example of putting theory into practice. In1995 she founded the A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum In Chicago Illinois, the first of its kind in the nation. She established this Institution as a living example and memorial to the contributions of and the participation of African Americans in the American Labor Movement.
The publication of An Anthology Of Respect: The Pullman Porters National Historic Registry of African American Railroad Employees represents a unique scholarly contribution to the fields of African American and American Labor History. Being a firm believer in the concept of life long learning Ms Hughes is currently a doctoral candidate in the College of Education at Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Illinois. Her Dissertation research focuses on Cultural Policy and Cultural Economic Development
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AN ANTHOLOGY OF RESPECT:
THE PULLMAN PORTERS NATIONAL HISTORIC REGISTRY
OF AFRICAN AMERICAN RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
BY Lyn Hughes
This unique book with the preface written by renowned historian Lerone Bennett and excerpts from Nikki Giovanni’s poem "Train Rides", is a unique compilation with chapters that make very interesting reading. The book contains a historic registry listing of over 3000 African American railroad employees who worked for the railroad from the late 1800’s - 1969; combined with chapters highlighting the origin and method used to complete the book, a glimpse inside Chicago style politics, and an in depth look at the legendary legacy of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) labor union. The BSCP founded by A. Philip Randolph in 1925, was the first Black labor union in America chartered under the American Federation of Labor.
Beginning with the preface An Anthology of Respect pulls readers into learning and reliving a history that is vital and compelling, but most of all, deserves to be told. In addition to the book being an important educative contribution to an often-overlooked component of American history; it can also serve as an aid to: genealogists, historians and most importantly descendants, and to all who are interested in research on what has become a growing area of interest. The publication of An Anthology Of Respect: The Pullman Porters National Historic Registry of African American Railroad Employees represents a unique scholarly contribution to the fields of African American and American Labor History.
Readers will also discover that some of the most prominent and recognizable names in America’s political, entertainment, and business arenas appear in the book as either former employees, or descendants. Names like Thurgood Marshall, the Supreme Court justice, Gordon Parks, internationally renowned photographer, and notable descendants e.g.,Chicago’s NBC 5 News anchor Warner Saunders, Tom Bradley, who became the second African-American mayor of a major U.S. city, Los Angeles, and Whoopi Goldberg, and media mogal Tom Joyner, are all distinguished descendants of Pullman Porters, and there is more.
The book is available through Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com, outskirtspress.com and selected local Book Stores. ISBN(s): 0979394126; 0979394119 Format(s): 6 x 9 Paperback; 6 x 6 Hardback w/Jacket SRP: (Paperback) US $39.95/CAN $41.95; (Hardback w/Jacket) US $44.95/CAN $46.95
10% percent of all books sales will go to Autism One, a charity organization, which helps children with autism, recover.
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