Those Pullman Blues

Overworked, underpaid, and often called "George," a dehumanizing term, yet it was one of the few respectable jobs available, fueling the Black middle class.

(Photo: Alfred MacMillan, Pullman porter resting in the men's washroom aboard the "Capitol Limited"bound for Chicago, Illinois. Source: Library of Congress.)

(Book: Those Pullman Blues, 1996)