January 29, 2014
The history behind the historic Pullman area begins with George M. Pullman in the 1880s in Chicago, who invented the overnight sleeping train car and hired black men and women to serve as porters and maids to the mostly white passengers who used the sleeping cars.
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U.S. Legislators Introduce Bill Designating National Park Status for Historic Pullman Area
A legislative measure originally introduced by former U. S. Cong. Jesse Jackson, Jr., is once again being presented by U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Mark Kirk (R-IL), along with Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL), during the first session of the 113th Congress this week to establish a national park in Chicago’s Historic Pullman neighborhood.