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The Negro Traveler's Green Book, sometimes known as The Negro Motorist Green Book, was that guide. For 30 years, it provided information to help Black drivers navigate America's roads safely.
ST. LOUIS — Noir Book Shop owner Ymani Wince, partnered with Great Rivers Greenway to share the history of the Negro Motorist Green Book and its connection to local Black-owned businesses.
From 1936 to 1966, the Green Book was the must-have guide for African American travelers. Developed and published by Harlem postal carrier and travel writer Victor Hugo Green, the Book’s ...
A movie was even made about it. Many from that period of time remember it as “The Negro Motorist Green-Book.” Thursday, we honor Black history with how that book impacted the lives of the ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! TV and radio broadcaster Alvin Hall, author of "Driving the Green Book," discusses the basics of the Jim Crow era travel guide for African Americans.
alone. This is just one of the 13 independent countries that make up the Fiona Compton and Jadine Yarde are the co-founders ...
It relates to the Green Book, a travel guide published from 1936-67 that listed hotels, summer camps, restaurants, hairdressers, and other services where Black travelers were welcome and would not ...