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Answer the following true/false questions.

1. African Americans were typically hired to serve as Pullman Porters.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: a. True

2. Pullman Porters provided service to the passengers on passenger trains.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: a. True

3. The Pullman Palace Car Company operated only a small portion of passenger trains during the Industrial era.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: b. False

4. The only goal of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was to decrease the number of hours worked.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: b. False

5. A. Phillip Randolph was the leader of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: a. True

6. By 1920, few African Americans were working as Pullman Porters.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: b. False

7. Pullman Porters had always been paid well by the Pullman Company.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: b. False

8. At first, the Pullman Company embraced and accepted the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: b. False

9. A. Phillip Randolph’s leadership in the union led to significant change for African Americans nationwide.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: a. True

 

 

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