Miles of smiles, years of struggle / Columbia Historical Society in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution's Office of Folklife Programs ; produced and directed by Jack Santino and Paul Wagner.

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Discusses the struggle of Black Pullman porters to unionize, even though rebuked by white organized labor, and the eventual formation of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters under A. Philip Randolph. Explores the impact of this group on the American civil rights movement.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.) Smithsonian Institution. Office of Folklife Programs California Newsreel (Firm)
Other Authors:	Santino, Jack Wagner, Paul, 1948- Tucker, Rosina Corrothers
Language:	English
Published:	San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 1983.
Subjects:	Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters > History. African American labor union members > History. Discrimination in employment > United States > History. Race discrimination > United States > History. Civil rights > United States > History. Documentary films.
Genre:	Documentary films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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