The Scribe framework was then used to correct and normalize the data generated from the OCR processing. The NYPL Labs has extracted the text and coordinate data (via OCR) from the high-resolution images of The Negro Motorist Green Book: 1947. But until that time comes we shall continue to publish this information for your convenience each year.Īccording to legal research done by NYPL staff, those 21 volumes have no known US copyright restrictions, and can be used and reused freely. It will be a great day for us to suspend this publication for then we can go wherever we please, and without embarrassment. That is when we as a race will have equal opportunities and privileges in the United States. There will be a day sometime in the near future when this guide will not have to be published. If not, tell us also as we appreciate your criticisms and ideas in the improvement of this guide from which you benefit. If this guide has proved useful to you on your trips, let us know. With the introduction of this travel guide in 1936, it has been our idea to give the Negro traveler information that will keep him from running into difficulties, embarrassments and to make his trips more enjoyable. The New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture has digitized 21 volumes of the Green Books from 1937 to 1964.įrom the Introduction to the 1949 edition: Map A Trip With Green Books View Green Book Map The Collection See how the size of the world can change depending on the color of your skin.
Think about the trips you could take, can take, will take. Green Book The Architecture of The Negro Travelers' Home Issues States Establishments People Resources About 1938-1967 The Negro Traveler’s Green Book, a guidebook for African-American travelers, was published by New York City mailman Victor Hugo Green in response to pervasive and widespread racial discrimination during the pre Civil Rights-era. We encourage you to explore these books map them in your mind. NOTE: The PG&E Electric and Gas Service Requirements (Greenbook) is typically updated and published every two years. In an age of sundown towns, segregation, and lynching, the Green Book became an indispensable tool for safe navigation. (The actual titles were variously: The Negro Motorist Green Book The Negro Travelers' Green Book The Travelers' Green Book.) These listed hotels, restaurants, beauty salons, nightclubs, bars, gas stations, etc.
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