The National Park Service works with many partners to administer the site, and most homes are private residences. Philip Randolph, which recognizes and explores African American labor history. JWorkers founded the American Railway Union to unite railway labor in a single organization. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, named for the prominent leader A. and the Greenstone Church (currently the Greenstone United Methodist Church). Located in what is now the Pullman neighborhood of Chicago, the historic district includes the site of the former Pullman Palace Car Works shops and administration building, the Hotel Florence (named after George Pullman's eldest child), Arcade Park. Introduction The Pullman Strike: Laying the Track to Modern Labor Rights 26,075 views 122 Dislike Share Save Stephen Clement 18 subscribers This is our documentary on the Pullman. Two years later he found himself leading one of the largest strikes in American history the great Pullman strike.

Making his way in the railroad industry, Debs formed the American Railway Union in 1892. The district is significant for its influence on urban planning and design, as well as its role in American labor history, including the 1894 Pullman Strike and Boycott. Debs was born in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1855 to a family of French Alsatian immigrants. The park tells the story of one of the first planned industrial communities in the United States, the sleeping car magnate who helped create it, and the workers who lived there. Pullman National Historical Park (originally Pullman National Monument) was designated by President Barack Obama on February 19, 2015, making it the first National Park Service unit in Chicago. 1885, view of Lake Vista with the Administration Building to the left, the Hotel Florence in the rear center, and the Arcade Building to the right.