{"id":60,"date":"2019-02-26T01:51:08","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T06:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/elemsocialstudies\/?p=60"},"modified":"2022-01-18T23:25:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T04:25:30","slug":"what-is-a-green-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/elemsocialstudies\/2019\/02\/26\/what-is-a-green-book\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Green Book?"},"content":{"rendered":"

So you stayed up late on Sunday to see the big winners at the Oscars. If you haven’t seen Green Book<\/strong>, you may not know what a Green Book is. Here’s a description.<\/p>\n

First published in 1937 by Victor H. Green & Company,\u00a0The Negro Motorist Green Book<\/em>\u00a0provided African American travelers with a national guidebook for navigating segregated facilities on US highways, including hotels, restaurants, and gas stations. The Green Book<\/em> (later renamed\u00a0The Negro Travelers\u2019 Green Book<\/em>) became an essential reference for African Americans to travel more safely and comfortably during the Jim Crow era, when black travelers were regularly denied services, treated with hostility, and threatened with physical harm simply for seeking accommodations, food, or gas from white providers. The guidebook included recommendations and warnings for every state, highlighting the fact that racism made travel dangerous across the country, not just in the segregated south. The last guidebook was published in 1966.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You can view a Green Book<\/a> at the Digital Public Library of America.<\/p>\n

Here’s a good piece from the NYTimes.
\nThe Open Road Wasn\u2019t Quite Open to All<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s a great post you may find useful.
\nPairing Picture Books and Primary Sources: Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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