Question

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In 1900, the wages and tips of sleeping car porters put them _____.

Select the best answer from the choices provided.
A.
in the top of the black professional class
B.
in the black middle class
C.
in the black lower class
D.
in the bottom of the black lower class

Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

In 1900, the wages and tips of sleeping car porters put them B) in the black middle class.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Pullman Company owned and operated rail coaches, employing more African Americans than any other company in the country. In the early 1920s, over 12,000 African American men worked as car porters. The company exclusively hired black porters because wealthy white people were used to being served by African Americans. In addition, African American workers could be paid lower wages than white employees.

Many African Americans were attracted to a job as a Pullman porter. College educated African Americans found themselves blocked from getting business jobs. As a result, the most dignified work was that of a sleeping car porter. They earned far less than white workers but still more than most black workers.

A porter's average monthly wage in 1924 was $81.75. In 1926, a porter earned an additional $698 in tips per year on average, or $58 per month.