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Black sleeping-car porters who worked on Canada's railways from the early 1900s through the 1960s were proud men and well-respected by their community, but harsh working conditions prevented them from being promoted to other railway jobs until 1955 when porter Lee Williams took his fight to the union.Read moreLess
Black sleeping-car porters who worked on Canada's railways from the early 1900s through the 1960s were proud men and well-respected by their community, but harsh working conditions prevented them from being promoted to other railway jobs until 1955 when porter Lee Williams took his fight to the union.
The story
Black sleeping-car porters who worked on Canada's railways from the early 1900s through the 1960s were proud men and well-respected by their community, but harsh working conditions prevented them from being promoted to other railway jobs until 1955 when porter Lee Williams took his fight to the union.
Cast & crew
Frederick Ward
Frederick WardNarrator (voice)Explore the crew
- Producer
- Dale Phillips
- Director of Photography
- Charles Konowal
- Editor
- Michel Lalonde
- Producer
- Selwyn Jacob
- Producer
- Jerry Krepakevich
- Director of Photography
- Les Krizsan
- Writer
- Frederick Ward
- Director
- Selwyn Jacob