10,000 Black Men Named George (2002)

Directed by

Robert Townsend

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

R

Rating

3.9 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A TV movie about A. Philip Randolph and his coworkers organizing the first black labor union for Pullman porters. The porters were all addressed as George because of the company owner.

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What happens

10,000 Black Men Named George is a 2002 Showtime TV movie about A. Philip Randolph and his coworkers Milton P. Webster and Ashley Totten. The title refers to the custom of the time when Pullman porters, all of whom were black, were addressed as "George"; a sobriquet for George Pullman, who owned the company that built the sleeping cars (and other railroad cars) and the industry. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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