Dec 28, 2024 · The Green Book, travel guide published (1936–67) during the segregation era in the U.S. that identified businesses that would accept Black customers. Compiled by Victor Hugo Green, a Black postman, it helped make travel comfortable and safe for African Americans in the period before the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Jan 9, 2025 · The Green Book, which was distributed by mail-order and sold by businesses, found success through word of mouth but also by an ambitious grass roots campaign of Green’s national network of fellow postal employees, who would solicit advertising from black-owned businesses along their routes.

The title is a reference to The Negro Motorist Green Book, a travel guide for African-Americans published from 1936 to 1967 that promised “vacation without aggravation.”

Sep 7, 2018 · The Negro Motorist Green Book, commonly known as The Green Book, was an annual travel guide catering to Black travelers in the 20th Century. Considering the deep racial divides caused by Jim Crow laws, the Green Book provided Black families with a resource to navigate potential dangers in America at the time.

It is named after The Negro Motorist Green Book, a guide book for African-American travelers founded by Victor Hugo Green in 1936 and published until 1966. Green Book had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2018, where it won the People's Choice Award.

Nov 14, 2024 · "Green Book" takes place in the early 1960s, a pivotal time in American history marked by racial segregation and discrimination. The film's title refers to "The Negro Motorist Green Book," a travel guide published from 1936 to 1967.

Jul 21, 2023 · What is the Green Book? The Green Book, also known as The Negro Motorist Green-Book and Travelers' Green Book, was published from 1936 through the mid-1960s, and it was used as a resource...

Victor Hugo Green (November 9, 1892 – October 16, 1960) was an American postal employee and travel writer from Harlem, New York City, [1] best known for developing and writing what became known as The Green Book, a travel guide for African Americans in the United States.

The Green Book was a travel guide for African Americans that was published in the United States from 1936 to 1967. It was produced during the segregation, or Jim Crow, era, when many white people who owned businesses would not allow African Americans to purchase goods or services.

The Green Book was a guide to identify services and places relatively friendly to African-Americans so they could find lodgings, businesses, and gas stations that would serve them along the road. It was little known outside the African-American community.