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The Negro Motorist Green Book, 1949 - DPLA - 0714b2993c48adf98a5a592c7468d23e (page 96)

The Green Book was published annually between 1936 and 1966 by Victor H. Green, a postal carrier who lived in New York City. It served as a guide for Black travelers hoping to find hotels and other businesses that were considered friendly in an age of discriminatory Jim Crow laws. Automobile travel was popular because it helped Black travelers elude the segregation present on public transportation. However, it held it's own dangers as there were many hotels, service stations, restaurants and au

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