"Negro Motorist Green Book, An International Travel Guide," 1949
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Before the 1964 Civil Rights Act, African Americans faced persistent racial discrimination when traveling. It could be difficult to find restaurants, hotels, or other amenities. The Negro Motorist Green Book, begun in 1936, became a guide for the African American traveler. This 1949 edition listed travel information that would keep the traveler "from running into difficulties [and] embarrassments," and would "make his trips more enjoyable."
Before the 1964 Civil Rights Act, African Americans faced persistent racial discrimination when traveling. It could be difficult to find restaurants, hotels, or other amenities. The Negro Motorist Green Book, begun in 1936, became a guide for the African American traveler. This 1949 edition listed travel information that would keep the traveler "from running into difficulties [and] embarrassments," and would "make his trips more enjoyable."
Artifact
Guidebook
Date Made
1949
Subject Date
1949
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Published by Victor H. Green and Company, New York, New York.
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
87.135.1736
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Automobile Club of Michigan.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 6.813 in
Width: 4.938 in
Depth: .25 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front cover: The Negro Motorist / GREEN BOOK / AN INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GUIDE / USA / ALASKA / BERMUDA / MEXICO / CANADA / 1949 EDITION Printed at bottom of front cover: Carry your Green Book with you-- You may need it. / Travel is Fatal to Prejudice / -- MARK TWAIN / Travel Strengthens America / Price 75c
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