Gerald,
Starter was: "A. Philip Randolph"
Union: "Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters"
http://www.aphiliprandolphmuseum.com/evo_history.html
Russ
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From: "Rupert & Maureen" <gamlenz@ihug.co.nz>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, 03 April, 2009 19:52
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Naperville crash
> Gerald
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> Thanks for this response. Were the cooks and waiters unionised? If so,
> which union? (My knowledge of U.S. unions is scanty to say the least!)
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> Rupert
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> From: "Gerald & Virginia Edgar" <vje68@hotmail.com>
> To: <cbq@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 1:32 PM
> Subject: RE: [CBQ] Naperville crash
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> In ther era of the Naperville wreck, African-Americans would have been
> Cooks, Waiters & Porters, not Conductors.
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> Gerald
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> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> CC: spinlake@windstream.net
> From: gamlenz@ihug.co.nz
> Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 08:11:43 +1300
> Subject: [CBQ] Naperville crash
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> Back in February, I asked for information about the Naperville crash on
> behalf of Chuck Spinner who was researching the subject, and there were a
> number of useful leads.
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> Chuck has made more progress but is asking about getting information
> regarding African American conductors and cooks. I seem to remember that
> there is a group/association of/for ex passenger train crew somewhere but
> I
> can't remember where I saw the details. Can anyone assist?
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> Rupert Gamlen
> Auckland NZ
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