WASHINGTON (ABC7) — The Oscar winning film “Green Book” has won the hearts of millions, but it only grazes the surface of the historical guide that allowed African Americans to safely travel during ...
In the 1930s, a black postal carrier from Harlem named Victor Green published a book that was part travel guide and part survival guide. It was called The Negro Motorist Green Book, and it helped ...
Photo titled: Leaving for Camp, July 3, 1958. The Negro Motorist Green Book, later known as The Negro Travelers' Green Book, was a listing of restaurants, gas stations, hotels, department stores and ...