The Negro Motorist Green Book Travel Guide Original Paperback High Quality 1940
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The Negro Motorist Green Book Travel Guide Original Paperback High Quality 1940. Product details. Language : English. Product details Publisher : About Comics Publication date : November 27, 2016 Language : English Print length : 51 pages Item Weight : 6.4 ounces Dimensions : 5 x 0.13 x 6.75 inches Best Sellers Rank: #57,549 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #807 in United States History (Books) In the segregated US of the mid-twentieth century, African-American travelers could have a hard time finding towns where they were legally allowed to stay at night and hotels, restaurants, and service stations willing to serve them. In 1936, Victor Hugo Green published the first annual volume of The Negro Motorist Green-Book, later renamed The Negro Travelers' Green Book. This facsimile of the 1940 edition brings you all the listings, articles, and advertisements aimed at the Black travelers trying to find their way across a country where they were so rarely welcome.Also available: The Negro Travelers' Green Book: 1954 Facsimile Edition
