A celebration of the Historic Pullman District, A. Philip Randolph, the
Pullman Porters and Maids
Monday, April 13th
12 p.m. Library Distinguished Supporter Award (1st floor); Dr.
Lionel Kimble, Associate Professor of History and Dr. Wolanyo
Kpo, Professor of Management Marketing Information
Systems
5 p.m. Film Screening of Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle
(1989) (LIB 301); chronicles the organizing of the first Black
trade union - the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
Tuesday, April 14th
12:30 p.m. Invited Speakers: Dr. Lyn Hughes, A. Philip
Randolph Pullman Porter Museum and Jo Ellen Dickie,
Newberry Library (LIB 301)
Wednesday, April 15th
6 p.m. Remembering the Legacy of A. Philip Randolph and the
Pullman Porters: From The Railroad to A Park (4th floor-LIB
Atrium)
Invited Speakers:
 Dr. Cornelius Bynum; Purdue University
 Dr. Lyn Hughes; A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum
 Mr. Michael Shymanski; Historic Pullman Foundation
 Mr. LeAron Foley; National Parks Conservation Association
In honor of the NLW 2015 theme
Unlimited possibilities @ your
library® we at CSU are imagining
the possibilities and opportunities
that being near a National Park
creates for CSU and the library.
In lieu of a book sale this year, we
are giving away complimentary
books all week on the first floor
10:00 am– 5:00 pm. Thank you
library patrons for your loyalty
and for spreading the love of
reading over the years.
Thursday, April 16th
12 p.m. Open Mic Poetry featuring CSU Student Poetry
Group Word Up (SUB Café)
9501 S. King Dr. Chicago, IL 60628 Campus Parking is $5
Sponsored by CSU Archives and Special Collections, the Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature
and Creative Writing, Information Studies, and University Library