How Did Pullman Porters React to the Difficulties of Their

question 6

Multiple Choice

How did Pullman porters react to the difficulties of their jobs?

• A) They did not. Pullman porters were generally very uneducated, and did not know how to change their situation.
• B) Pullman porters formed a union, with A. Philip Randolph as the leader, to improve their situation.
• C) The porters staged sit-ins and demonstrations to protest their difficulties.
• D) The porters tried to work behind the scenes, very quietly, to try to get helpful legislation passed by Congress.

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