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packman

(16,296 posts)
Thu Jun 9, 2022, 12:28 PM Jun 2022

The Green Book, which guided Black travelers through a segregated and hostile America

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 Book – named after its creator, not the color of its covers – was pocket-sized, about 5 by 7 inches, and published nearly every year from 1937 to 1966.





The guide was an indispensable list of Black-friendly businesses essential to travel: hotels, restaurants, gas stations, garages and more.

"It was one of many things African Americans had to develop to survive a hostile environment," says Scot Brown, professor of African American Studies and history at the University of California-Los Angeles. "A modern-day equivalent could be a Black GPS."




https://www.pnj.com/in-depth/travel/2021/02/19/black-history-month-inside-green-book-travel-guide/4357851001/

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The Green Book, which guided Black travelers through a segregated and hostile America (Original Post) packman Jun 2022 OP
We need another green book for PDs who don't want to standardize operations. uponit7771 Jun 2022 #1
The movie is Awesome Beachnutt Jun 2022 #2
The USA has done both great, and terrible things... electric_blue68 Jun 2022 #3
We still need one today, Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #4
I have 3 of my dad's/uncles copies JustAnotherGen Jun 2022 #5

electric_blue68

(14,622 posts)
3. The USA has done both great, and terrible things...
Thu Jun 9, 2022, 12:53 PM
Jun 2022

How terrble is it that Black people driving around The South had to have their own safety guide!

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