Overground railroad : the Green Book and the roots of Black travel in America / Candacy Taylor.

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The first book to explore the historical role and residual impact of the Green Book, a travel guide for black motorists. 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 be...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Taylor, Candacy A. (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Abrams Press, 2020.
Subjects:	United States > Race relations > History. Automobile travel > Guidebooks > History. African Americans > Segregation > 20th century. African Americans > Travel > History > 20th century. African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > 20th century. African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. African Americans > Segregation. African Americans > Travel. Automobile travel. Race relations. United States. 1900-1999 History. Informational works.
Genre:	Guidebooks History. Informational works.
Physical Description:	360 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Format:	Book

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