History - African American - PRWeb Press Release Group http://www.rsspad.com/rss2/21214.xml History - African American - Powered by PRWeb and RSSPad en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 A Rare Look at Early African-American History http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb640601.htm A new, 21st century edition of Mott's Sketches: Biographical Sketches and Interesting Anecdotes of Persons of Color is available to the modern reader, shedding new light and insight on the early history of Black Christianity. (PRWeb Jan 22, 2008)

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]]> Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb640601.htm Historic Registry Honoring the Legacy of Organized Labor and Civil Right Pioneers Published http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb557949.htm Long Awaited Historic Registry honoring the legacy of Pullman Porters, organized labor and civil rights pioneers, published. The book An Anthology of Respect: The Pullman Porters National Historic Registry of African American Railroad Employees with more than 3000 entries, is a tribute to the noble men and women, who from the year 1867 to 1969, worked as Pullman Porters, maids, and railroad personnel. It was as a result of their incredible courage and perseverance that the first African American labor union was formed. Known as the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, it marked the beginning of a whole new era of race relations in America. (PRWeb Oct 3, 2007)

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