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The film follows union activist A. Philip Randolph's efforts to organize the black porters of the Pullman Company in 1920s America, known as the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. The effort was intertwined with the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt as President of the United States.
Feb 24, 2002 · 10,000 Black Men Named George: Directed by Robert Townsend. With Andre Braugher, Charles S. Dutton, Mario Van Peebles, Brock Peters. Union activist Asa Philip Randolph's efforts to organize the black porters of the Pullman Rail Company in 1920s America.
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- Robert Townsend
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Aug 12, 2003 · A 20th century historic reminder of the racism and corruption black men faced as Pullman porters. Unfortunately, this same type of occurrence blatantly exists in this 21st century. Read more
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Labor organizer Asa Philip Randolph (Andre Braugher) faces racism and corruption in a battle to unionize railway porters.
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- Robert Townsend
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- Andre Braugher
10,000 Black Men Named George. A biopic following the story of Asa Philip Randolph, a political activist in the 1920s, as he endeavors to unionize the porters of the Pullman Rail Company.
Apr 19, 2022 · As Philip Randolph, a black journalist and educated socialist trying to establish a voice for these forgotten workers, agrees to fight for the Pullman porters' cause and form the first black union in America.
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10,000 Black Men Named George is a 2002 Showtime TV movie about A. Philip Randolph and his coworkers Milton Webster and Ashley Totten.
