Going places Victor Hugo Green and his glorious book
"As a mail carrier, Victor Hugo Green traveled across New Jersey every day. But with Jim Crow laws enforcing segregation since the late 1800s, traveling as a Black person in the US could be stressful, even dangerous. So in the 1930s, Victor created a guide--The Negro Motorist Green-Book--compiling i...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
[2022]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "As a mail carrier, Victor Hugo Green traveled across New Jersey every day. But with Jim Crow laws enforcing segregation since the late 1800s, traveling as a Black person in the US could be stressful, even dangerous. So in the 1930s, Victor created a guide--The Negro Motorist Green-Book--compiling information on where to go and what places to avoid so that Black travelers could have a safe and pleasant time. While the Green Book started out small, over the years it became an expansive, invaluable resource for Black people throughout the country--all in the hopes that one day such a guide would no longer be needed"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 29 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 4-8. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780062967404 0062967401 |
| Author Notes: | (Bowker Author Biography) |
