Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

CTL-E-3288 · Organization · civil-rights · 1925–1978

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

The Pullman porters' union, founded in 1925 by A. Philip Randolph: the first Black union to win collective bargaining against a major American corporation, after a struggle of more than half a century.

The record

Also known as: BSCP, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and Maids

Notes

RELP75 new entity (2026-10-06). Name-collision check clean. Stays Provisional: institutional history built from trade press and encyclopedia sources; contract/merge dates need archival confirmation.

Relationships

A. Philip Randolph — led by
A. Philip Randolph founded and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.

Referenced by

A. Philip Randolph — member of organization → this record

Sources

Trains.com - 'Pullman porters and the fight for equality'
Face2Face Africa - 'They faced racism and were underpaid but created a Black middle class in U.S.'
Wikipedia - International Association of Railway Employees

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