12 September 1996 Factual 52 mins
Black sleeping-car porters who worked on Canada's railways from the early 1900s through the 1960s were proud men and well-respected by their community, but harsh working conditions prevented them from being promoted to other railway jobs until 1955 when porter Lee Williams took his fight to the union.
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Frederick Ward as Narrator (voice)
Dale Phillips Producer
Canada 12 September 1996
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