The Negro Travelers' Green Book: 1954 Facsimile Edition

I purchased the 1954 Green Book as it covered the early part of my life in a White family from Wisconsin that traveled to Florida each year in late February and March. I was able to see first hand some conditions in a very segregated south. As a White family we were able to stay wherever we wished, by gasoline at any gas station and eat at any restaurant. The 1954 Green Book gave me a glimpse of what it must have been like for a Black family traveling at the same time. One thing that I need to point out is that this was not long after the Great Depression and World War II so the availability of restaurants and hotels/motels for travelers was not nearly as plentiful as we are accustomed to today for any travelers. Still, it was drastically easier for Whites than it was for Blacks as the limited accommodations were far more limited for Blacks. The US has come a long way from those days but has an even longer way to go in the years ahead.

Knowledge is powerful.

It was very interesting, as well as, informative. Upon reading it, the example what the country was, and still is displaying. It showed how ignorant certain nameless groups of folk can be. I discovered that people were in recent history treated indifferent regularly. No surprise though. I compared that time period to this one, and noticed that the U.S. is moving retrograde toward that time. It put me in the the scenarios that hosted such sums as the greatfully dead former Alabama governor georeg wallace and current lowlife donald gump. The brothers and sisters were strong at that time. If there was a way to go back into time, some of these studio gangsters, and tough when they have a gun, or out number you five to one in fight, never left home future inmates should be instantly placed there. Maybe the book would be different. Maybe it wouldn't exist ? That would be good for us.

Back in the late 1940's when our family would travel with our maid (yes, I'm that old) we always had to stay in motels that had a "black motel" nearby, since our maid couldn't stay in the "white motels." This book guided us as to where we could put our maid, who was really a part of our extended family, up for the night close to where we might stay. Why did we travel with our maid? My dad had tuberculosis, was near death in hospital, and my mother was balancing 3 kids, losing a husband's income, and travelling in a very unreliable car. The book is now my daughters -- she uses it each year in her high school classroom as a part of teaching US history. It provides a valuable lesson!!

Historical purpose. It is amazing as I look back at how this great country treated us soley because of our skin color

I was just interested to know about the sundown Town in this little book right here help me out. I’m so if you would like to know know, I suggest you get it to. So for me, I’ll give this one a five star

I have placed it on my coffee table -- it is truly a conversation piece! So happy I could find a piece of my history on AMAZON!

As a Jewish traveler, I was never aware of a book or directory of the various hotels and restaurants that barred Jewish travelers. Those establishments brandished a well-understood sign at their driveway, walk-way, on the building doorway, or at the check-in desk announcing "Restricted Clientele" or just "Restricted." As a Jewish traveler, you didn't know their policy until you arrived, if you had not learned personally and privately in advance of embarking on your trip where NOT to try to stay or eat. For black travelers in those days, the Negro Traveler's Green Book exposes just how remarkably limited and "restricted" accommodations were for them. Excellent history exposure.

The Negro Travelers' Green Book : 1954 Facsimile Edition Broché: 90 pages Editeur : www.snowballpublishing.com (30 janvier 2019) Langue : Anglais ISBN-13 : 978-1684116805 Prix : 7.51 EUR https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/1684116805/ Pas très cher, mais les caractères sont très pâles et très petits, donc presque illisibles. Voir la photo ci-jointe et comparez avec le texte que j'ai imprimé en caractères Arial bold taille 14 et 12. Je ne sais pas si les autres éditions du Green Book sont meilleures, mais celle-ci est nettement à déconseiller. Je suis très déçu par cet achat réalisé en avril 2019.

I find this book to be amazing in history and now in modern America. As a black man it is a comfort that a ex-mail man created a travel book for safe journeys for black people. Something white America didn't have to worry about. Disappointed to see over time nothing much has really changed over the decades.

I RUN A CHILDREN'S GROUP AND OFTEN DO PROJECTS ON WORLD HISTORY. A CHILD HAD SEEN THE FILM THE GREEN BOOK SO WE DECIDED TO BUY. EDUCATIONAL

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The print is tiny and faint. Like a very poor photo copy when the printer is running out of ink. Very disappointed.