Rising from the Rails: The Story of the Pullman PorterMovie
RISING FROM THE RAILS: THE STORY OF THE PULLMAN PORTER, a documentary based on the best-selling book by Larry Tye, chronicles the relatively unheralded Pullman Porters, generations of African American men who served as caretakers to wealthy white passengers on luxury trains that traversed the nation during the golden age of rail. Unbeknownst to most of their white passengers, porters played critical political and cultural roles, becoming trailblazers in the struggle for African American dignity and self-sufficiency, patriarchs of black labor unions, and helping give birth to the Civil Rights Movement. Ultimately, however, their greatest legacy is that which they left to future generations.
About Rising from the Rails: The Story of the Pullman Porter
Rising from the Rails: The Story of the Pullman Porter is a 2006 documentary movie directed by Brad Osborne.
The production information lists a runtime of 47m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Stephanie Rhodes, Jason Skeen, Lawrence Varnado, Glenn Bradley. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
