Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle

Name: Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1982
Duration: 59 min
Rating: 9

1982 · 59 min

Documentary

★ 9.0

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This documentary recounts the struggle of the Pullman sleeping car porters to form the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first Black trade union in the United States. Through archival materials and interviews with retired porters, the film reveals the discrimination behind their famed “miles of smiles” service and the long fight for recognition and dignity.

Crew

Director Paul Wagner

Cast

L
Lawrence W. Davis
C
C.L. Dellums
E
Ernest Ford Jr.
G
Green Glenn
H
Homer Glenn
W
William Harrington
H
Hunter Johnson
L
L. Long
W
William D. Miller
E
E.D. Nixon
L
L.C. Richie
J
J.D. Shaw

Crew

Director — Paul Wagner

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