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The Legacy of the Green Book: A Smithsonian Affiliations Virtual Scholar Talk
October 15, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
In 1936, Victor Hugo Green, a Harlem postman, began publishing a guide for African American travelers to offer travel options during America’s Jim Crow era. The Green Book, as it was known, was a sustained success — for almost thirty years — providing Black travelers information on hotels, restaurants, service stations, and other facilities where they could expect welcome “without humiliation.” This event on Zoom will be a simultaneous broadcast to select Smithsonian Affiliate partners only, across the United States. Registration is required; free to attend.
Moderator – Marquette Folley, Content Director, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
Panelist – Candacy Taylor, award-winning author, photographer, and cultural documentarian working on a multidisciplinary project based on The Negro Motorist Green Book.