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The Green Book
Published from 1936 to 1966, The Negro Motorist Green Book listed motels, restaurants, service stations, and other accommodations that served African Americans. Victor H. Green, a New Jersey postal worker, created his namesake guide to help black travelers safely navigate the segregated realities of Jim Crow America. Green used his contacts in the postal service, as well as input from traveling salesmen and business owners, to compile the listings, and partnered with the Standard Oil Company to distribute the Green Book at Esso gas stations. |