Black History Month 2025: Day 7 - The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters – A Trailblazing Labor Union

Founded in 1925 by A. Philip Randolph, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) became the first African American labor union to gain national recognition. Their fight for fair wages, better working conditions, and civil rights left a lasting impact on the labor movement and the broader struggle for racial equality.