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

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.