The Green Book: Guide to Freedom, a documentary by Yoruba Richen, recounts the tale of the handbook that assisted African-American travelers in locating secure locations for lodging, dining, shopping, ...
Near the mid-20th century, tucked away in the glove compartments of Black American travelers, lived a pocket-sized, green-tinged book. “Carry your Green Book with you — You may need it,” its cover ...
The “Negro Motorist Green Book,” a guide for African Americans first published in 1936, was a valued resource at a time when travel held the promise of adventure but was also perilous. It is now the ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In the 1930s, a black postal carrier from Harlem named Victor Green published a book that was part travel guide and part survival guide. It was ...
Victor Hugo Green's "The Negro Motorist Green Book" was published from 1936 to 1966, during the era of Jim Crow laws, to help Black Americans traveling through the South navigate safely through towns ...
INDIANAPOLIS — When Leon Bates’ grandfather would travel Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Kentucky as an International ...
Do we think Harvard is the right place for it? The Houghton Library at Harvard University is now the owner of the rare copy of the original Green Book, the Jim Crow era travel guide that listed safe ...
Story originally published: Fri, July 12th 2024 at 7:33 PM. SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) - In January of 2023, we first introduced you to a series of history stories surrounding the Green Book. It was a ...
Reporter Emily Sweeney highlights the hotels, restaurants, and business in New England listed in the traveling guide that are still around today. The Green Book was a travel guide listing ...
These days, it's called the Friendly Barber Shop, with a sign saying “open” still hanging in the window. Inside, there are three barber chairs. In 1947, the same North Amityville site was known as ...
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Which Green Book sites are still standing in Michigan?
LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — Travel hasn’t always been easy for African Americans — far from it. That’s why, during an era of ...
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