Reviews
Rising from the Rails: Pullman Porters and the Making of the Black Middle Class by Larry Tye
tnsbandgeek's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
susanreadstheworld's review against another edition
1.0
It could have been and needs to be so much more than it is.
Quit after the second chapter.
Quit after the second chapter.
emmkayt's review against another edition
3.0
Tye makes the case for the centrality of black Pullman (sleeping car) porters to the development of the black middle class, labour history, and the civil rights movement. Lots I didn't know! I found the writing a little dull but it seemed well-researched and theirs is an important and interesting story. 3.5 stars.
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