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- Title
Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle.
- Authors
Santino, Jack
- Abstract
Examines the themes of occupational subordination, stereotypes and job equalities among the porters employed by the Pullman Co. in the U.S., and their responses to these conditions as presented through personal experience narrative. Issues of racial stereotyping encountered by the Pullman porters during work; Narration of the experiences of the porters while working in the trains; Conversations between the porters in which they tackle these issues and problems; Developments within the Pullman porters.
- Subjects
UNITED States; SUBORDINATION (Psychology); STEREOTYPES; PORTERS; PULLMAN Co.; RACE discrimination; AFRICAN American train attendants; ORAL history
- Publication
Journal of American Folklore, 1983, Vol 96, Issue 382, p393
- ISSN
0021-8715
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/540981