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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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- Drama
- Robert Townsend
- 2002-02-24
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.
10,000 Black Men Named George. Labor organizer Asa Philip Randolph (Andre Braugher) faces racism and corruption in a battle to unionize railway porters.
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- Robert Townsend
- R
- Andre Braugher
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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- VAN PEEBLES,MARIO
- $9.99
- DVD
The story of black organizer A. Phillip Randolph, an early champion of the Civil Rights movement. From 1925 to 1937, Randolph led the railway car porters' bruising battle against the notoriously anti-union Pullman Company, one of the most powerful company's in the United States in the 1920s.
- Robert Townsend
- Sean Wayne Doyle
10,000 Black Men Named George. 2002. 1 hr 35 mins. Drama. R. Watchlist. A biopic following the story of Asa Philip Randolph, a political activist in the 1920s, as he endeavors to unionize...
Feb 24, 2002 · Overview. In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open question, and African-Americans were routinely denied their civil and economic rights. 10,000 Black Men Named George, the title, refers to the fact Pullman porters were often called "George" by white passengers, which was considered a ...
