Listen to Clarence Williams’ performance of the Pullman Porter’s Blues from 1921: Pullman Porter’s Blues and review the lyrics. Encourage students to consider how this song represents the human complexities of “service without servitude” in relation to the other primary sources they have interacted with. 

Students should craft a response in one of the following ways:

• Draft an additional stanza for the song that reflects the porter’s experience after the formation of the union
• Write a letter home from a porter explaining their work experience before and after the formation of the union.