10,000 Black Men Named George

2002 American television film May 2023 April 2025 10000BlackMenNamedGeorge.jpg Cyrus Nowrasteh Robert Townsend Andre BraugherCharles S. DuttonMario Van Peebles Stephen James Taylor English Michelle Mundy Katina ZinnerPeter Zinner Edward J. Pei 95 minutes Dufferin Gate ProductionsParamount Television Showtime 2002 02 24 10,000 Black Men Named George is a 2002 Showtime TV movie about A. Philip Randolph and his coworkers Milton P. Webster and Ashley Totten. The title refers to the custom of the time when Pullman porters, all of whom were black, were addressed as "George"; a sobriquet for George Pullman, who owned the company that built the sleeping cars (and other railroad cars) and the industry.27–28 Andrew E. Kersten A. Philip Randolph: A Life in the Vanguard Rowman and Littlefield December 21, 2006 9780742548978 Plot The film follows union activist A. Philip Randolph's efforts to organize the black porters of the Pullman Company in 1920s America, known as the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. The effort was intertwined with the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt as President of the United States. The American Federation of Labor chartered The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, which made it the first African-American led union to be so recognized.https://www.laborheritage.org/product/10000-black-men-named-george-dvd/ Labor Heritage Foundation 10,000 Black Men Named George December 13, 2023https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGWZDVUk5CM A. Philip Randolph and 10,000 Black Men Named George Union Facts Friday E27 American Workers First Video December 13, 2023 YouTube Cyrus Nowrasteh won the Pen USA West Literary Award for Best Teleplay for its screen writing. The film is available for free via YouTube. Cast Andre Braugher as A. Philip Randolph Charles S. Dutton as Milton P. Webster Mario Van Peebles as Ashley Totten Brock Peters as Leon Frey Carla Brothers as Lucille Randolph Kenneth McGregor as Barton Davis Ellen Holly as Selena Freyhttps://books.google.com/books?id=zVFgqEAMcngC&pg=PA195 Historical Dictionary of African-American Television Kathleen Fearn-Banks Burford-Johnson Anne 9780810879164 October 3, 2014 195 Scarecrow Press Ernestine Jackson as Mrs. Randolph Ardon Bess as Morris "Daddy" Moore Production The movie was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.10,000 Black Men Named George Filming & production Internet Movie Databaseyes March 2022 Awards and nominations The film was nominated for multiple awards, including the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special. Charles S. Dutton won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special. Andre Braugher was also nominated in the same category. At the Black Reel Awards of 2003, Robert Townsend won the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Limited Series and the Black Reel Award for Best Director: Television Movie/Cable, Charles S. Dutton won Best Supporting Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series, and Andre Braugher was nominated Best Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series and won Best Actor: T.V. Movie/Cable. See also Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Pullman Porter Blues References External links 0280377 10,000 Black Men Named George Category:2002 films Category:2002 biographical drama films Category:2002 television films Category:American historical films Category:African-American drama films Category:Biographical films about activists Category:Films about the labor movement Category:Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Category:Films about race and ethnicity Category:Films about anti-black racism in the United States Category:Films directed by Robert Townsend Category:Films scored by Stephen James Taylor Category:Films set in the 1920s Category:Films shot in Toronto Category:American drama television films Category:2002 American films Category:English-language biographical drama films Category:English-language television films