Request Of Explanation Of A Phrase Taken From The Book "rosa Parks",by Keith Brandt And Joanne Mattern

[cuccioloneus]

Please,could you be so kind to explain me the following phrase taken from the book "ROSA PARKS",BY KEITH BRANDT AND JOANNE MATTERN indicated below?

"E.D. NIXON,A BLACK MAN,WAS A REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE BROTHERHOOD OF SLEEP CAR PORTERS,THE FIRST BLACK TRADE UNION OF AMERICA". Could you please explain me what is the BROTHERHOOD OF SLEEP CAR PORTERS? Excuse me for my English,but unfortunately i'm Italian and i'm striving to improve my English! My English is a disaster!

Thank you.
Giuliano

[scorpiojo]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brotherhood_of_Sleeping_Car_Porters

[waterboatman]

Your English is good Giuliano.

[Jackdaw33]

Perhaps it is a bit unfortunate that you are Italian, but then again nobody's perfect. Your English is near impeccable, the only slight error is where you say 'explain me' when it should be 'explain TO me'.

[1ozzy]

Your English is quite good Guiliano, better than Jackdaws it would seem ;-)

[Jackdaw33]

Care to expand on that? As a professional linguist I do not take kindly to being lectured by people who only speak Strine.

[1ozzy]

Read it all jack ;-/

After all, I only speak strine ;-)

[Old_Geezer]

Sounds like a workers' union to me. One whose members are porters in sleep cars. I'd guess sleeper (contains beds) carriages on the train.