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Taylor, Candacy A.
Subjects
Negro travelers' green book.
Automobile travel -- United States -- Guidebooks.
Blacks -- Segregation -- History -- 20th century.
Blacks -- Travel -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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Taylor, Candacy A.
Negro travelers' green book.
Automobile travel -- United States -- Guidebooks.
Blacks -- Segregation -- History -- 20th century.
Blacks -- Travel -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
MARC Display
Overground
railroad
: the
Green
book
and the
roots
of
black
travel
in
America
/ Candacy Taylor.
by
Taylor, Candacy A.
Amulet Books, c2022.
Call #:
305.800973 T239or
Subjects
Negro travelers'
green
book
.
Automobile
travel
-- United States -- Guidebooks.
Blacks -- Segregation -- History -- 20th century.
Blacks --
Travel
-- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9781419749490
Uniform title:
Overground
railroad
(Amulet books)
Alternate title:
Green
book
and the
roots
of
black
travel
in
America
Description:
254 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes:
"The young adult adaptation"--Title page.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Are we there yet? -- The business of the
Green
Book
-- Driving while
black
-- The fight -- A license to leave -- All aboard -- Vacation -- Music venues -- The
roots
of Route 66 -- Women and the
Green
Book
-- A change is gonna come -- Integration and the double-edged sword of progress -- Epilogue:
America
after the
Green
Book
-- What you can do.
Summary:
Overground
Railroad
chronicles the history of the
Green
Book
, which was published from 1936 to 1966 and was the "
Black
travel
guide to
America
." For years, it was dangerous for African Americans to
travel
in the United States. Because of segregation,
Black
travelers couldn't eat, sleep, or even get gas at most white-owned businesses. The
Green
Book
listed hotels, restaurants, department stores, gas stations, recreational destinations, and other businesses that were safe for
Black
travelers. It was a resourceful and innovative solution to a horrific problem. It took courage to be listed in the
Green
Book
, and the stories from those who took a stand against racial segregation are recorded and celebrated. This young reader's edition of Candacy Taylor's critically acclaimed adult
book
Overground
Railroad
include her own photographs of
Green
Book
sites, as well as archival photographs and interviews with people who owned and used these facilities. The
book
also includes an author's note, endnotes, bibliography, timeline, and index.
A young reader's edition of Candacy Taylor's acclaimed
book
about the history of the
Green
Book
, the guide for
Black
travelers
Overground
Railroad
chronicles the history of the
Green
Book
, which was published from 1936 to 1966 and was the "
Black
travel
guide to
America
." For years, it was dangerous for African Americans to
travel
in the United States. Because of segregation,
Black
travelers couldn't eat, sleep, or even get gas at most white-owned businesses. The
Green
Book
listed hotels, restaurants, department stores, gas stations, recreational destinations, and other businesses that were safe for
Black
travelers. It was a resourceful and innovative solution to a horrific problem. It took courage to be listed in the
Green
Book
, and the stories from those who took a stand against racial segregation are recorded and celebrated. This young reader's edition of Candacy Taylor's critically acclaimed adult
book
Overground
Railroad
includes her own photographs of
Green
Book
sites, as well as archival photographs and interviews with people who owned and used these facilities. The
book
also includes an author's note, endnotes, bibliography, timeline, and index.
Audience:
Ages 12 and Up Amulet Books
Holds:
0
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Young Adult Black Nonfiction
305.800973 T239or
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305.800973 T239or
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