tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post3427043021716668354..comments2024-03-11T13:16:19.098-04:00Comments on Ad Orientem: The Origins of the Red Carpet TreatmentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-79060179441114052102012-11-06T17:43:10.332-05:002012-11-06T17:43:10.332-05:00The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was the fi...The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was the first black led union accepted into the AFL. There is a decent Wiki page on them here: <br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brotherhood_of_Sleeping_Car_PortersOchlophobist https://www.blogger.com/profile/13751003558600087713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-754779879069607282012-11-05T14:55:48.314-05:002012-11-05T14:55:48.314-05:00As someone who in September boarded the Chicago-NY...As someone who in September boarded the Chicago-NYC Amtrak train to go to St. Vladimir's, I share your loathing of the modern world. It was a gruesome affair, nearly 20 hours long, with inexplicable delays, and not a scintilla of the former glories--Pullman cars and all the rest junked for modern so-called conveniences and inedible food.Dr. Adam DeVillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06505315831493271933noreply@blogger.com