A. Philip Randolph and Boston's African-American Railroad Workers: A Public History Commemoration, Knights of the Rail exhibition information

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Title:
A. Philip Randolph and Boston's African-American Railroad Workers: A Public History Commemoration, Knights of the Rail exhibition information
Description:
This is a guide to 'Knights of the Rail,' an exhibition about A. Philip Randolph and Boston's African-American railroad workers. The booklet includes information about the development of the exhibition, the history the exhibition explores, and those who prepared the exhibition, including members of RCH Associates: Robert C. Hayden, James R. Green, Elise Katz, William G. Fletcher, Jr., and William Thompson. Robert C. Hayden, history professor at Northeastern University and President of RCH Associates, interviewed thirty-two retired Boston African American railroad workers from 1988-1989 as background research for 'The Knights of the Rail,' a special permanent exhibition which opened in 1991 at the MBTA Back Bay Station. This collection includes typed transcripts of twenty-seven of those interviews.
Date:
February 24, 1991
Format:
Documents
Location:
University of Massachusetts Boston, Joseph P. Healey Library
Collection (local):
Oral History Collections
Series:
Robert C. Hayden transcripts of oral history interviews, 1977-1991
Subjects:
Hotel and Restaurant Workers--Dining Car Waiters--Local 370
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
African Americans--Employment
Railroads
Oral history
Link to Item:
https://openarchives.umb.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15774coll11/id/113
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Language:
English
Identifier:
UASC-SC-0067-01.knights_of_the_rail_exhibition_information