Pullman Porter
Pullman porters were men hired by George Pullman to work on the railroads as porters on sleeping cars. Starting shortly after the American Civil War, George Pullman sought out former slaves to work on his sleeper cars.
Read more about Pullman Porter: History, Reputation, Contribution To A Black Middle Class, Notable Pullman Porters
Famous quotes containing the words pullman and/or porter:
“If you find that you can’t make seventy by any but an uncomfortable road, don’t you go. When they take off the Pullman and retire you to the rancid smoker, put off your things, count your checks, and get out at the first way station where there’s a cemetery.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)
“Down in the depths on the ninetieth floor.”
—Cole Porter (1893–1964)