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marble falls

(72,543 posts) Sun Sep 21, 2025, 08:15 AM Sep 2025

How Pullman Porters Outsmarted Jim Crow

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How Pullman Porters Outsmarted Jim Crow (Original Post) marble falls Sep 2025 OP

His stories are always extremely interesting! Wuddles440 Sep 2025 #1

Thanks marble falls, Black History is U.S. History and I am always impressed by the strength of the people who ShazamIam Sep 2025 #2

K&R Solly Mack Sep 2025 #3

I bet getting his kids and grand-kids educated was a high priority for him. All Pullman Porters read and wrote ... marble falls Sep 2025 #5

He was big on education and even more of a stickler for good manners. Solly Mack Sep 2025 #6

Definitely Inspiring! ihaveaquestion Sep 2025 #4

DURec leftstreet Sep 2025 #7

Wuddles440

(2,132 posts)

1. His stories are always extremely interesting!

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 09:13 AM

Sep 2025

Thanks for sharing.

ShazamIam

(3,187 posts)

2. Thanks marble falls, Black History is U.S. History and I am always impressed by the strength of the people who

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 12:00 PM

Sep 2025

never gave up the fight.

Solly Mack

(97,271 posts)

3. K&R

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 12:54 PM

Sep 2025

My paternal grandfather was born in 1900, and he was a Pullman Porter.

marble falls

(72,543 posts)

5. I bet getting his kids and grand-kids educated was a high priority for him. All Pullman Porters read and wrote ...

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 06:07 PM

Sep 2025

... to a higher degree than the national avg, I bet.

Solly Mack

(97,271 posts)

6. He was big on education and even more of a stickler for good manners.

Reply to marble falls (Reply #5)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 06:28 PM

Sep 2025

I was always on my best behavior around him (except for one time) because I didn't want to disappoint him. (I still feel awful about that one time).

ihaveaquestion

(4,795 posts)

4. Definitely Inspiring!

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 01:28 PM

Sep 2025

We can also take tips from the fight against Jim Crow for fighting the fascistic policies of Trumpism.

Keep posting please!

leftstreet

(41,257 posts)

7. DURec

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Sun Sep 21, 2025, 06:28 PM

Sep 2025

Anyone looking for a good read

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