An historical perspective on the Pullman rail car porters and their influence upon U.S. social history -- with archival footage and presentations. Lyn Hughes (Founder and Director of the A Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum) describes how the Pullman workers "made an indelible mark on labor". Delving into the 1894 Pullman strike, Professor Daniel Cornfield (Sociology Dept., Vanderbilt University) points out that the workers were in a unique position to shut down rail traffic throughout the nation. He also analyzes the new inclusive unionism model that they introduced into the American labor scene. We also go to the annual wreath-throwing ritual at the Clarence Darrow Bridge near the Museum of Science and Industry in March of 2009 and the comments made at that occasion. Darrow was a lawyer for the railroads who was converted to the cause of the workers and rose to national prominence because of that. Length: 24:46. Produced by Labor Beat. Labor Beat is a CAN TV Community Partner. Labor Beat is a non-profit 501(c)(3) member of IBEW 1220. Views are those of the producer Labor Beat. For info: mail@laborbeat.org, www.laborbeat.org. 312-226-3330. For other Labor Beat videos, visit Google Video, YouTube, or blip.tv and search "Labor Beat". Less