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Listen: The Assorted Selections ProgramGroup portrait of members attending the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters convention in Washington, D.C.
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The membership of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters included the African-American porters and maids who worked on the railway trains.
Accompanying note: "Far lf. seated Milton Webster, offside far rt. standing Benjamin McLaurin. Last row standing 6th from left, A. Philip Randolph, far rt. standing, Julius & Eliza Rosier Glass."
"Randolph, Benjamin McLaurin, Julius and Eliza Rosier Glass were native of Jacksonville. [Julius was a fireman on the Florida East Coast Line]. Picture probably taken after banquet."
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