Driving while Black : African American travel and the road to civil rights / Gretchen Sorin.

"The ultimate symbol of independence and possibility, the automobile has shaped this country from the moment the first Model T rolled off Henry Ford's assembly line. Yet cars have always held distinct importance for African Americans, allowing black families to evade the many dangers presented by an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sorin, Gretchen Sullivan (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2020]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
African Americans > Travel > History > 20th century.
African American automobile drivers > History > 20th century.
Automobile travel > United States > History > 20th century.
Segregation in transportation > United States > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Segregation > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Social conditions > 20th century.
Civil rights > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
HISTORY / United States / General.
African American automobile drivers.
African Americans > Segregation.
African Americans > Social conditions.
African Americans > Travel.
Automobile travel.
Civil rights.
Race relations.
Segregation in transportation.
Automobile travel > United States.
Discrimination in transportation > United States.
Civil rights > United States.
United States.
United States > Race relations.
1900-1999
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xviii, 332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
African American travel and the road to civil rights
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The journey
  • "Humiliation stalks them"
  • African Americans and the automobile
  • "Through the windshield"
  • Driving while black
  • Travel guides for everyone
  • Victor and Alma Green's The Negro motorist green book
  • "Where will you stay tonight?"
  • "Vacation without aggravation."