Pullman District

"The day for which the toilers in past centuries looked forward, when their rights and their wrongs would be discussed... that the workers of our day may not only lay down their tools of labor for a holiday, but upon which they may touch shoulders in marching phalanx and feel the stronger for it (Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, 1898)."

 

Chicago/Pullman Labor Day 2009

Bigger, better, more memorable and more fun!

Save the date!!

Festivities to include: Annual Labor day Bike Ride (a.m.); Rally; Historical Exhibits and Presentations; Music and Performances, special guest speeches, Pullman neighborhood tours. More developing.

Join us by contacting:     labordaypullman@gmail.com

 Labor Day 2009 Poster

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Labor Day 2008 Photos

Click any photo in the slideshow to view fullsize version (Requires Adobe Flash Player). Click HERE to download the full photoset. Thanks to Stephanie Dowell for the pictures.

Special thanks to our 2008 cast and sponsors

CAST:

  • DJ Howard - A. Philip Randolph
  • Mike Wolf – Eugene Debs
  • Meghan Murphy – Jennie Curtis
  • R.J. Lindsey – Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • Alma Washington –Acting coach, director
  • Jeff Helgeson – Research, script assistance
  • Patrick Green and Mr. Curry - Set development

Sponsors: Pullman Civic Organization, Illinois Labor History Society, Bronzeville/Chicago Black History Society, Illinois AFL/CIO, Calumet Heritage Partnership, Historic Pullman Foundation, Chicago Metro History Project, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, The State of Illinois Historic Site at Pullman, A. Phillip Randolph Institute, and more

 

 

  
 

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Design by Jacob Shepherd - Carbondale, IL -- 2009