This lecture uses the heartwarming story of Inaya and her great Uncle Henry from the children’s book The Porters as a portal into a critical era of labor and civil rights history. Marie will delve into the profound experiences of the Black men who worked as porters on North American railroads, examining their lives not just as service workers, but as pivotal figures in the struggle for equality.
Suggested Reading: The Porters by Marie A. Young can be purchased on Amazon or the CA State Railroad Museum if anyone in attendance would like to have the book in hand during the lecture/presentation.
Suggested Reading: The Porters by Marie A. Young can be purchased on Amazon or the CA State Railroad Museum if anyone in attendance would like to have the book in hand during the lecture/presentation.