Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle
1982, English. Directed by Paul Wagner.
This documentary recounts the struggle of the Pullman sleeping car porters to form the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first Black trade union in the United States. Through archival materials and interviews with retired porters, the film reveals the discrimination behind their famed “miles of smiles” service and the long fight for recognition and dignity.
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- 0h 59m
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- English
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- 1 September 1982
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- United States of America
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Who directed Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle?
Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle (1982) was directed by Paul Wagner and stars Lawrence W. Davis, C.L. Dellums, Ernest Ford Jr..