The Negro Travelers' Green Book: 1954 Facsimile Edition
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In the segregated US of the mid-twentieth century, African-American travelers could have a hard time finding towns where they were legally allowed to stay at night and hotels, restaurants, and service stations willing to serve them. In 1936, Victor Hugo Green published the first annual volume of The Negro Motorist Green Book, later renamed The Negro Travelers' Green Book. This facsimile of the 1954 edition brings you all the listings, travelogues, and advertisements aimed at the Black travelers trying to find their way across a country where they were so rarely welcome.Also available: The Negro Motorist Green-Book: 1940 Facsimile Edition Review: Great view into the past. - I purchased the 1954 Green Book as it covered the early part of my life in a White family from Wisconsin that traveled to Florida each year in late February and March. I was able to see first hand some conditions in a very segregated south. As a White family we were able to stay wherever we wished, by gasoline at any gas station and eat at any restaurant. The 1954 Green Book gave me a glimpse of what it must have been like for a Black family traveling at the same time. One thing that I need to point out is that this was not long after the Great Depression and World War II so the availability of restaurants and hotels/motels for travelers was not nearly as plentiful as we are accustomed to today for any travelers. Still, it was drastically easier for Whites than it was for Blacks as the limited accommodations were far more limited for Blacks. The US has come a long way from those days but has an even longer way to go in the years ahead. Review: True Info - Interesting truth about how people of color were treated based on their skin color only. Ignorance is a disease. Make no mistake, God has an excellent memory.
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A**R
Great view into the past.
I purchased the 1954 Green Book as it covered the early part of my life in a White family from Wisconsin that traveled to Florida each year in late February and March. I was able to see first hand some conditions in a very segregated south. As a White family we were able to stay wherever we wished, by gasoline at any gas station and eat at any restaurant. The 1954 Green Book gave me a glimpse of what it must have been like for a Black family traveling at the same time. One thing that I need to point out is that this was not long after the Great Depression and World War II so the availability of restaurants and hotels/motels for travelers was not nearly as plentiful as we are accustomed to today for any travelers. Still, it was drastically easier for Whites than it was for Blacks as the limited accommodations were far more limited for Blacks. The US has come a long way from those days but has an even longer way to go in the years ahead.
K**T
True Info
Interesting truth about how people of color were treated based on their skin color only. Ignorance is a disease. Make no mistake, God has an excellent memory.
R**.
No Surprise
It was very interesting, as well as, informative. Upon reading it, the example what the country was, and still is displaying. It showed how ignorant certain nameless groups of folk can be. I discovered that people were in recent history treated indifferent regularly. No surprise though. I compared that time period to this one, and noticed that the U.S. is moving retrograde toward that time. It put me in the the scenarios that hosted such sums as the greatfully dead former Alabama governor georeg wallace and current lowlife donald gump. The brothers and sisters were strong at that time. If there was a way to go back into time, some of these studio gangsters, and tough when they have a gun, or out number you five to one in fight, never left home future inmates should be instantly placed there. Maybe the book would be different. Maybe it wouldn't exist ? That would be good for us.
F**R
A bit of history between two covers
Back in the late 1940's when our family would travel with our maid (yes, I'm that old) we always had to stay in motels that had a "black motel" nearby, since our maid couldn't stay in the "white motels." This book guided us as to where we could put our maid, who was really a part of our extended family, up for the night close to where we might stay. Why did we travel with our maid? My dad had tuberculosis, was near death in hospital, and my mother was balancing 3 kids, losing a husband's income, and travelling in a very unreliable car. The book is now my daughters -- she uses it each year in her high school classroom as a part of teaching US history. It provides a valuable lesson!!
M**P
A Very Yet Sensational Account of How Life Was
My elders had to use this book traveling south and I was looking at it with my nephew. We were wondering what it would be like to have to use this book to safely travel through America in the Jim Crow/legal lynching days. I found the actual house that would welcome black entertainers in Tampa and spoke with the grandson who still owns it. He told some tales and I asked him to please make a record of his memories and the stories that the black entertainers would tell him as they traveled through and entertained in dangerous, segregated cities. Very sad but I am grateful that all this is documented. Otherwise, there would be denial. Thank you for reproducing.
J**E
Knowledge is powerful.
Knowledge is powerful.
M**H
Great to know
I was just interested to know about the sundown Town in this little book right here help me out. I’m so if you would like to know know, I suggest you get it to. So for me, I’ll give this one a five star
D**M
the Green Book
I have placed it on my coffee table -- it is truly a conversation piece! So happy I could find a piece of my history on AMAZON!
J**H
Pas très cher, mais les caractères sont très pâles et très petits, donc presque illisibles.
The Negro Travelers' Green Book : 1954 Facsimile Edition Broché: 90 pages Editeur : www.snowballpublishing.com (30 janvier 2019) Langue : Anglais ISBN-13 : 978-1684116805 Prix : 7.51 EUR https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/1684116805/ Pas très cher, mais les caractères sont très pâles et très petits, donc presque illisibles. Voir la photo ci-jointe et comparez avec le texte que j'ai imprimé en caractères Arial bold taille 14 et 12. Je ne sais pas si les autres éditions du Green Book sont meilleures, mais celle-ci est nettement à déconseiller. Je suis très déçu par cet achat réalisé en avril 2019.
W**Y
Where to Travel safely thru the U.S.
I find this book to be amazing in history and now in modern America. As a black man it is a comfort that a ex-mail man created a travel book for safe journeys for black people. Something white America didn't have to worry about. Disappointed to see over time nothing much has really changed over the decades.
E**S
It is an exact copy of original
I RUN A CHILDREN'S GROUP AND OFTEN DO PROJECTS ON WORLD HISTORY. A CHILD HAD SEEN THE FILM THE GREEN BOOK SO WE DECIDED TO BUY. EDUCATIONAL
A**R
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A**R
Poor quality.
The print is tiny and faint. Like a very poor photo copy when the printer is running out of ink. Very disappointed.
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