Negro Motorist Green-Book: 1940 Facsimile Edition

The Negro Motorist Green-Book: 1940 Facsimile Edition

By Victor H Green

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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.

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Publisher: WWW.Snowballpublishing.com
Publish Date: 11/20/2018
Pages: 58
ISBN-13: 9781684116546
ISBN-10: 1684116546
Language: English

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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

About the Author

Victor Hugo Green was an African American postal employee and travel writer from Harlem, New York City, who developed, compiled, and wrote what became known as The Green Book, a seminal travel guide for African Americans in the United States. He was also a veteran of World War I who served in the US Air Force.

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