MGMT 1030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: William Cornelius Van Horne, Sleeping Car, White Supremacy
25 Mar 2016
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Canadian railway companies experienced rapid growth between the 1880s and wwi. William van horne, general manager of the cpr opposed canada"s restrictive immigration policy. Canadian african americans were called upon to fill positions at railways. Black workers viewed the rails as a viable career path, defending their right to work and newly-found place in canadian industry. Unable to gain the respect of their white co-workers, they formed a union of their own in 1917 called the order of sleeping car porters. Jim crow employment practices were used on canadian rails between the. Steam railway revenues soared at the turn of the century thanks to the enterprising expansion of railway service. Canadian railway companies avidly sought black railroaders for their sleeping car service because the image of broad smiling, white-gloved, crisply uniformed black men proved a moneymaking triumph. The porters had many responsibilities and had to adhere to strict rules. They were often spoken to condescendingly and treated poorly by passengers.
