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Overground railroad : The green book and the roots of black travel in america. / Candacy A Taylor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Taylor, Candacy A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American automobile drivers.
- African Americans.
- Automobile travel.
- Segregation in transportation.
- United States--Race relations--History.
- United States.
- United States--Social conditions--20th century.
- Genre:
- History.
- Informational works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- 2022.
- Summary:
- This historical exploration of the Green Book offers "a fascinating [and] sweeping story of black travel within Jim Crow America across four decades" ( The New York Times Book Review ). Published from 1936 to 1966, the Green Book was hailed as the "black travel guide to America." At that time, it was very dangerous and difficult for African-Americans to travel because they couldn't eat, sleep, or buy gas at most white-owned businesses. The Green Book listed hotels, restaurants, gas stations, 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 Overground Railroad celebrates the stories of those who put their names in the book and stood up against segregation. Author Candacy A. Taylor shows the history of the Green Book , how we arrived at our present historical moment, and how far we still have to go when it comes to race relations in America. A New York Times Notable Book of 2020
- Contents:
- Introduction: Are we there yet?
- Driving while black
- The business of the Green Book
- 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
- Author's note
- What we can do
- Green Book site tour
- Green Book cover guide
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Select bibliography
- Credits
- Index.
- ISBN:
- 9781683356578
- 1683356578
- OCLC:
- 1138027629
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