Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Smithsonian Channel The Green Book: Guide to Freedom, a documentary by Yoruba Richen, recounts the tale of the ...

Sarah Vaughn performed at the Flamingo Club when Lois Perry worked there as a waitress. “She once handed out a $100 bill and said, ‘Keep the change, darling,’” Perry says before breaking into laughter ...

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — The Oscar winning film “Green Book” has won the hearts of millions, but it only grazes the surface of the historical guide that allowed African Americans to safely travel during ...

A visiting exhibit at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center explores the history and impact of a vital document for Black people in the Jim Crow era. <i>The Negro Motorist Green Book</i> ...

CINCINNATI — In the early 1900s, a travel guide was published that some people say was lifesaving for African Americans. The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is opening an exhibit on ...

In the 1930s, a black postal carrier from Harlem named Victor Green published a book that was part travel guide and part survival guide. It was called The Negro Motorist Green Book, and it helped ...

Photo titled: Leaving for Camp, July 3, 1958. The Negro Motorist Green Book, later known as The Negro Travelers' Green Book, was a listing of restaurants, gas stations, hotels, department stores and ...

A 1940 Plymouth Road King in the exhibit "The Negro Motorist Green Book" at the Senator John Heinz History Center. PITTSBURGH– “Carry Your Green Book with you…you may need it!” That legend graced the ...