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Author:

Dawson, Keila V., author.

Title:

Opening the road : Victor Hugo Green and his Green Book / by Keila V. Dawson ; illustrated by Alleanna Harris.

Publisher:

Beaming Books,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Subject:

Green, Victor H.--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--History--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
African American automobile drivers--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Automobile travel--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Segregation in transportation--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--History--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Social conditions--20th century--Juvenile literature.
African American authors--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Travel writers--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Harris, Alleanna, illustrator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

Hungry? Check the Green Book. Tired? Check the Green Book. Sick? Check the Green Book. In the late 1930s when segregation was legal and Black Americans couldn't visit every establishment or travel everywhere they wanted to safely, a New Yorker named Victor Hugo Green decided to do something about it. Green wrote and published a guide that listed places where his fellow Black Americans could be safe in New York City. The guide sold like hot cakes! Soon customers started asking Green to make a guide to help them travel and vacation safely across the nation too. With the help of his mail carrier co-workers and the African American business community, Green's guide allowed millions of African Americans to travel safely and enjoy traveling across the nation. In the first picture book about the creation and distribution of The Green Book, author Keila Dawson and illustrator Alleanna Harris tell the story of the man behind it and how this travel guide opened the road for a safer, more equitable America."-- provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1506467911
9781506467917

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1164818592

LCCN:

2020029836

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

HQPD845 -- Rock Valley Public Library (Rock Valley)

RFPC397 -- Stuart Public Library (Stuart)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)