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Negro travelers' green book, Spring 1956

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Title:Negro travelers' green book, Spring 1956
Date:1956
Description:

The Negro Travelers' Green Book series was published by Victor H. Green as a resource for African American travelers; the information provided in the travel guide enabled African Americans to find safe and welcoming dining and lodging accommodations during the days of segregation. This site provides a complete copy of the Spring 1956 edition of the Green Book that is viewable and searchable as a digital object, along with a custom Google map that compiles placemarks for over 1,500 listings from the publication.

Types:Web sites | InteractiveResource
Subjects:Automobile travel--Guidebooks | Travelers--United States | African Americans--Segregation--United States | African Americans--Segregation--Southern States | African Americans--Social conditions--To 1964 | Discrimination in public accommodations--United States | Discrimination in public accommodations--Southern States | Discrimination in restaurants--United States | Discrimination in restaurants--Southern States | Segregation in transportation--United States | Segregation in transportation--Southern States | Race relations | Race relations--United States | Race relations--Southern States | United States, 37.09024, -95.712891 | Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434
Institution:University of South Carolina
Contributors:University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library
Persistent Link to Item:http://library.sc.edu/digital/collections/greenbook.html