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)
2025/12/26 Edited to
We need more Black businesses; the lack of Black businesses is the real cause of Black unemployment. Other races start businesses and hire their own people but Black have to depend on outside races to hire them.