Pullman Is Story of Labor Strikes, Urban Planning and Plush Train Carpets
The Pullman neighborhood is named after George Pullman, a giant in the railroad industry who built a company town where his employees could live, work, and shop. But the neighborhood’s history is about more than the man. It was the site of a strike that led to the creation of Labor Day and it was home to the country’s first African American union. This history is memorialized at the Pullman National Monument, which opened to the public last weekend. Host Jacoby Cochran got a look with superintendent Teri Gage and local historian Mike Shymanski.
Guests: Teri Gage, Superintendent, Pullman National Monument
Mike Shymanski, President, Historic Pullman Foundation
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