Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

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The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was the first major African American labor union in the United States, representing railroad sleeping car porters and playing a key role in the broader civil rights and labor movements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African American organization
labor union
trade union
advocatedFor desegregation of the armed forces
federal fair employment legislation
racial equality in employment
affiliation AFL–CIO
American Federation of Labor
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfAFLCharter 1935
dateOfOfficialRecognition 1937
dissolved 1978
employerOpposed Pullman Palace Car Company
surface form: Pullman Company
field civil rights movement
labor movement
foundedBy A. Philip Randolph
Ashley Totten
Milton P. Webster
hasPart Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
headquartersLocation New York City
historicalSignificance linked labor rights with civil rights in mid‑20th‑century America
pioneered Black trade unionism in the United States
inception 1925
industry rail transport
railroad sleeping car service
influenced Committee on Fair Employment Practice
surface form: Fair Employment Practices Committee
keyPerson A. Philip Randolph
Bayard Rustin
C. L. Dellums
Milton P. Webster
notableAchievement first major African American labor union in the United States
helped end company‐dominated employee representation plans at Pullman
helped secure better job security for porters
helped secure overtime pay for porters
improved working conditions for sleeping car porters
reduced working hours for sleeping car porters
secured wage increases for sleeping car porters
notableLeader A. Philip Randolph
C. L. Dellums
Milton P. Webster
notableMember A. Philip Randolph
Bayard Rustin
C. L. Dellums
Milton P. Webster
opposed racial discrimination in the railroad industry
participatedIn March on Washington Movement
civil rights movement
recognizedBy American Federation of Labor
Pullman Palace Car Company
surface form: Pullman Company
representedGroup railroad attendants
railroad maids
railroad porters
sleeping car porters

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A. Philip Randolph founded Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
E. D. Nixon memberOf Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Pullman porters associatedWith Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Edgar Daniel Nixon memberOf Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Aurelia Nixon associatedWith Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
this entity surface form: Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (through E. D. Nixon)