Going places : Victor Hugo Green and his glorious book
by Bolden, Tonya (Author)
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Summary
"As a mail carrier, Victor Hugo Green traveled across New Jersey every day. But with Jim Crow laws enforcing segregation since the late 1800s, traveling as a Black person in the US could be stressful, even dangerous. So in the 1930s, Victor created a guide--The Negro Motorist Green-Book--compiling i... Full description
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Other Authors
Velasquez, Eric (Illustrator)
Main Language
English
All
English
Edition
First edition.
Subjects
Green, Victor H. > Juvenile nonfiction.
Letter carriers > Juvenile nonfiction.
Travel > Guidebooks > Juvenile nonfiction.
African Americans > Travel > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction.
African American automobile drivers > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction.
Automobile travel > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction.
Segregation in transportation > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction.
African Americans > Segregation > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction.
African Americans > Social conditions > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction.
African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > Juvenile nonfiction.
African American authors > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Travel writers > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Civil rights > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction.
Black people > Segregation > United States > Juvenile nonfiction.
Segregation > Black people > United States > Juvenile fiction.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction.