12019-03-12T23:57:36+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a1282412Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "The Negro Travelers' Green Book: 1954" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 19, 2016. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3c85ba30-9374-0132-9292-58d385a7b928plainpublished2019-06-30T19:23:18+00:00Anonymous
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12019-03-12T23:56:32+00:00June 19, 19544plainpublished2019-10-08T23:31:03+00:00On June 19, 1954, the New York Amsterdam News ran an article promoting The Negro Travelers’ Green Book. Published from 1936 to 1964 by Harlem mailman Victor H. Green, The Negro Travelers’ Green Book provided black motorists and tourists with information regarding safe and comfortable places to board, dine, and sightsee during the era of segregation. The Amsterdam News article described the Green Book as “the beacon of light for the traveler and the vacationist in the United States—the main instrument in making the Negro’s travels more pleasant.” Visit the New York Public Library Digital Collections to view digital copies of the Green Book.
