Rising from the Rails: The Story of the Pullman Porter (2006)
47m
Running Time
February 11, 2006Release Date
Rising from the Rails: The Story of the Pullman Porter (2006)
47m
Running Time
February 11, 2006Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Stephanie Rhodes
Reenactor

Jason Skeen
Reenactor

Lawrence Varnado
Narrator

Glenn Bradley
Reenactor

Lindsey Holloway
Reenactor

Evan Mason
Reenactor

Brandi Price
Reenactor

Brad Osborne
Director
Details.
Release DateFebruary 11, 2006
StatusReleased
Running Time47m
Content RatingPG
Budget$150,000
Genres
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