Black History @ SLDL: The Green Book

Black History @ SLDL: The Green Book
. Please Note --> This is a Past Event!! .

Date: 2/18/2016
Time: 7:00 PM TO 8:00 PM

Spring Lake District Library
123 E. Exchange St.
Spring Lake, MI 49456

Phone:
616 846 5770

Event Description: Join historian Jay Follis of the Gilmore Car Museum at SLDL for an insightful look at the little known history of The Negro Motorist Green Book, commonly known as The Green Book. This travel guidebook was considered an essential tool for African-Americans during the Jim Crow years when segregation made travel difficult and at times dangerous. The guide contained information about safe places for African-Americans to sleep, eat, shop, and buy gas while on the road as well as places to avoid after business hours known as sundown towns.


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Spring Lake District Library

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