As this 1928 announcement illustrates, the battle to achieve union recognition for the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters began long before it happened in 1937. Excluded from most railroad unions because of their race and faced with the strong opposition of the Pullman Company, porters relied heavily on community support to build and sustain the union.

Creator: Unknown
Source: Newberry Library (Pullman Company Archive, Box 17, Folder 492)