The Negro motorist green-book

The Negro motorist green-book /

"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...

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Other Authors: McDowell, Charles A.R (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Camarillo, California : About Comics, 2016.
Edition:1940 Facsimile edition.
Subjects:
African Americans > Travel.
African Americans > Travel > Southern States.
Automobile travel > Guidebooks.
African Americans > Recreation > Directories.
Restaurants > United States > Directories.
Bars (Drinking establishments) > United States > Directories.
Guidebooks.
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  • Cover title.
  • "1936 est. - 1940 edition, 938 St. Nicholas, Ave, New York City."
  • "The Negro motorist green book, first published in 1936, was a product of the rising African-American middle class having the finances and vehicle for travel but facing a world where social and legal restrictions barred them from many accommodations"--History.
  • Includes a three-page narrative by Chas. A. R. McDowell, collaborator, United States Travel Bureau, concerning a trip to southern states.

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Call Number: GV1024.N46 G74 2016
Barcode: 37684001103042 Available Place a Hold

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