A black cap with metallic braid trim and a label reading PULLMAN PORTER in black. Being a Pullman porter was one of the jobs that helped build the black middle class in America, and Pullman porters were key figures in the civil-rights movement. The bill is made of black patent leather and a label inside the hat reads, "For: Logan / Date: 8-29-66 / No. ;

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Photo credit: © Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
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