National A Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum

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10406 S Maryland Ave
Chicago, IL 60628
The National APR Pullman Porter Museum, is located in the National Park Service-Pullman National Monument. It is the only one of its kind world-wide. NAPRPPM is the first Black Labor History museum, in the United States, that exclusively tells the story of the Pullman Porters, The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters labor union, and A. Philip Randolph Its founder. Tucked away on a quiet corner at the north end of Pullman National monument, don’t let the unassuming exterior keep you from missing this black heritage treasure. The museum presents, and interprets content intended to educate the public-on the impact the union had on organized labor, and on America’s modern day civil rights movement The exhibits chronicle the formation of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; the first Black labor union in the United States chartered under the American Federation of Labor. Exhibits depict important activities on their amazing JOURNEY OF UNITY that ended in victory.

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Rachel G.
10/18/2008

Surprise, surprise! You take a week off to relax, you stay in town (thank God your town is Chicago), but before the week is over you need some C & R (culture and refinement over to the A. Philip...

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George T.
11/15/2018

I was visiting Chicago for a conference and was thrilled to be able to make it to this museum. History such as this is not well known and it is amazing that this museum is doing all it can to...

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