Bibliograph

The Negro motorist green book compendium, a compilation of four volumes of the classic Jim Crow-era travel guide for African Americans covering all four decades during which the series was published from the 1930s to the 1960s, [originally complied by] Victor H. Green ; compiled and notes by Nat Gertler

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The Negro motorist green book compendium, a compilation of four volumes of the classic Jim Crow-era travel guide for African Americans covering all four decades during which the series was published from the 1930s to the 1960s, [originally complied by] Victor H. Green ; compiled and notes by Nat Gertler

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Negro motorist green book compendium

Nature of contents

directories

Oclc number

1083766295

Responsibility statement

[originally complied by] Victor H. Green ; compiled and notes by Nat Gertler

Sub title

a compilation of four volumes of the classic Jim Crow-era travel guide for African Americans covering all four decades during which the series was published from the 1930s to the 1960s

Summary

You've heard the tales, you've watched the movie, but have you actually seen... The Green Book? For decades, the safest way for African Americans to navigate a segregated US was to rely on The Negro Motorist Green Book, an annual guide listing hotels, restaurants, and other businesses that would serve the Black customer. The few remaining copies are museum pieces... but now you can see the contents of four volumes from across the guide's thirty year history. See all the articles, all the ads, and all the listings of this key part of American travel history

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