Pullman Porter Museum is a national monument. | Stock Photo
Pullman Porter Museum is a national monument. | Stock Photo
Chicago's famous Pullman Porter Museum, designated a national monument under President Barack Obama, is set to reopen in April after being closed throughout 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
David Peterson Jr., president and executive director of the A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, has said that the museum will be open to the public beginning in 2021, WBBM news radio reported this month.
The anticipated National Park Service partnership factory exhibit should open by Labor Day.
The museum is named after Phillip Randolph, who created the union in the first place.
Pullam Porter will be the topic during this weekend's "At issue" program, which airs from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday.
For the greater public, the opening will be a welcome surprise after a year's worth of closures and economic turmoil throughout the state of Illinois.
The museum's location is as historic as it gets, being the birthplace of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, an African-American union created by the AFL-CIO.
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