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Driving the Green Book : a road trip through the living history of black resistance / Alvin Hall, with Karl Weber.
"Alvin Hall set out to revisit the world of the Green Book to instruct us all on the real history of the guide that saved many lives. With his friend Janâee Woods Weber, he drove from New York to Detroit to New Orleans, visiting motels, restaurants, shops, and stores where Black Americans once found a friendly welcome. They explored historical and cultural landmarks, from the theatres and clubs where stars like Duke Ellington and Lena Horne performed to the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Along the way, they gathered memories from some of the last living witnesses for whom the Green Book meant survival--remarkable people who not only endured but rose above the hate, building vibrant Black communities against incredible odds. Driving the Green Book is a vital work of national history as well as a hopeful chronicle of Black resilience and resistance."
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063271968
- ISBN: 0063271966
- Physical Description: 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper One, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-273). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- The Green Book inventory : a man of a million journeys -- The American highway : open road, open mind -- Visiting home : return from the Great Migration -- Jim Crow laws : slavery by another name -- Getting down to business : growing with the Black customer -- The magic hour : packing up and the protective dance -- Little Harlems : Black havens in the era of The Green Book -- Summer retreats : away from the white gaze -- We lived it -- The Green Book's legacy : doing what I can, where I am. |
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| Genre: | Travel writing. |
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- 12 of 12 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Collinsville Community Library | Adults 917.3 HAL Nonfiction (Text)
Bookplate:
Plated 2023: Donated from The Estate of George F. Kauffman York, Pennsylvania
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34259000493454 | Main Room | Available | - |
| Gettysburg Library | 917.304 HALL (Text)
Endowment:
MLK Jr. Celebration Committee Named Endowment, 2023
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35740635917461 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Glatfelter Memorial Library | Adults 917.3 HAL Nonfiction (Text)
Bookplate:
Plated 2023: Presented By The George F. Kauffman Trust Fund
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34216001018839 | Adult Area | Available | - |
| Highland Community Library | 917.304 HAL (Text) | 35610001006712 | HGHM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Indian Valley Public Library | 917.304 Hall History (Text) | 39427103724373 | Nonfiction Room: Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Parkland Community Library | 917.3049 HAL (Text) | 34422007382951 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Taylor Community Library | 917.3049 HALL (Text) | 50692010995283 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Allentown Public Library | 917.304 HALL (Text) | 34455006974832 | Adult Nonfiction 1st FL | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Main Library | 917.304 (Text) | 33062009693772 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Easton Main Library | 917.304 H174d (Text) | 31901004678159 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
