Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle

Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle (1982)

9.0 59 min Movie
Documentary

This documentary recounts the struggle of the Pullman sleeping car porters to form the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first Black trade union in the United States. Through archival materials and interviews with retired porters, the film reveals the discrimination behind their famed “miles of smiles” service and the long fight for recognition and dignity.

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Cast

Lawrence W. Davis Lawrence W. Davis
C.L. Dellums C.L. Dellums
Ernest Ford Jr. Ernest Ford Jr.
Green Glenn Green Glenn
Homer Glenn Homer Glenn
William Harrington William Harrington
Hunter Johnson Hunter Johnson
L. Long L. Long
William D. Miller William D. Miller
E.D. Nixon E.D. Nixon
L.C. Richie L.C. Richie
J.D. Shaw J.D. Shaw

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