Category: Biography

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image shows a man with a mustache from the chest up in the company uniform with oat and a billed cap that says Pullman Porter

A. Philip Randolph and the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Featured in “This Month in Business History”

August 1, 2023

Read about the two new entries to Business Reference's This Month in Business History project; one on A. Philip Randolph and one on the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.

Posted in: African American History, African Americans, Biography, Business

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Samuel Gompers and the American Federation of Labor

May 24, 2023

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

In the history of the organized labor movement Samuel Gompers who, in 1881, helped to found the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions which later became the American Federation of Labor, is a seminal figure.

Posted in: Biography, Business, Labor

Refined by: (Year) 2023