Victor Hugo Green, the creator of the Green Book, was born in New York City in 1892. He moved to Harlem in 1933 and began managing Robert Duke, his brother-in-law and a touring musician ...

The Negro Travelers’ Green Book was a directory of lodgings, restaurants and entertainment venues where African Americans were welcomed. Features performances and interviews with vocalists ...

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.