August 25, 1925 – Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters organized at a mass meeting in Elks Hall in Harlem. The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters would become one of the most successful union organizing efforts in history. The union was a platform for disenfranchised railroad porters and attendants who worked long hours for relatively meager wages and benefits. The union accounted for more than 15,000 members. President and civil rights leader activist, A. Philip Randolph. (Courtesy Photo)