An annual guidebook for African-American roadtrippers founded and published by New York City mailman Victor Hugo Green from 1936 to 1967. From a New York-focused first edition published in 1936, Green expanded the work to cover much of North America. The Green Book became "the bible of black travel" during the era of Jim Crow laws, when open and often legally prescribed discrimination against African Americans and other non-whites was widespread. Green wrote this 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. Shortly after passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed the types of racial discrimination that made the Green Book necessary, publication ceased and it fell into obscurity. - US Library of Congress
| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936/00/00 | Victor Hugo Green | Author, Publisher | The first edition of "The Negro Motorist Green Book by Victor H Green is published by Victor H Green, 938 St Nicholas Avenue, New York City. | Washington Heights | |||
| 1949/06/00 | Latimore Tourist Home is highlighted in "The Negro Motorist Green Book" as an accommodation that allows negroes. | Latimore Tourist Home | Russellville | ||||
| 1957/00/00 | Owners Arthur and Hattie Copley list the Coronado Lodge in "The Negro Motorist Green Book" where most lodging are 'tourist homes' in residences. Only the 2nd motel in the state to be included, it will be only one of three Colorado motels in the book. | Coronado Lodge | Pueblo |
| Particulars for The Negro Motorist Green Book (travel guide): | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Affiliation | Black American | ||
| Society | Civil Rights | guarantees of equal social opportunities and equal protection under the law regardless of race, religion, or other personal characteristics | |
| Narrative Arts | Factual | concerned with what is actually true rather than interpretations of or reactions to it | |
| Reference Book | Guidebook | a book of information about a place, designed for the use of visitors | |
| Narrative Arts | Periodical | ||
| Narrative Arts | Prose | ordinary written language | |
| Civil Rights | Racial Segregation | separation of people into racial, ethnic groups | |
| Area of Significance | Social History | ||
| Humanity | Social Interaction | fundamental human behavior of engaging with others in groups | |
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