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It was this chilling fact of life, the racism that in 1936 inspired "The Negro Motorist Green Book." Victor Green, a postal worker who lived in Harlem, began publishing a guide to businesses that ...
Stephen Huba Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 1:30 a.m. | Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 1:30 a.m. “Carry your Green Book with you … you may need it!” That was not an empty advertising slogan in the decades ...
For Black travelers driving across segregated America in the '40s, '50s and '60s, the Negro Motorist Green Book was more than a travel aid – it was a guide for keeping them safe. The Green ...
At a time when the simple act of traveling through the United States often put Black people in physical danger, “The Negro Motorist Green Book” was an essential guide to safe spaces.
A "Green Book" writer said, "We tried to be as truthful as possible." It wasn't all cheers when "Green Book" won the Oscar for best picture Sunday night. Instead, the big win unleashed a wave of ...
One of the producers behind the Oscar-winning but divisive “Green Book” defended the film from criticism over how they told the story, arguing that it was actually aimed towards an older white ...
Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Peter Farrelly’s (“There’s Something About Mary”) “Green Book” is the character-driven, feel-good ...
You couldn’t be blamed for thinking that Green Book is probably the latest in a long tradition of award season movies that seem like they were designed to make white people feel good about ...