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Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book
Quill Tree Books
ISBN13:
9780062967404
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In the vein of Hidden Figures comes a nonfiction picture book about the Green Book, a travel guide by Victor Hugo Green, a Black postal worker from Harlem, made to help African Americans stay safe while traveling during segregation. As a mail carrier, Victor Hugo Green traveled across New Jersey every day. But with Jim Crow laws enforcing segregation since the late 1800s, traveling as a Black person in the US could be stressful, even dangerous. So in the 1930s, Victor created a guide--The Negro Motorist Green-Book--compiling information on where to go and what places to avoid so that Black travelers could have a safe and pleasant time. While the Green Book started out small, over the years it became an expansive, invaluable resource for Black people throughout the country--all in the hopes that one day such a guide would no longer be needed. Award-winning author Tonya Bolden and acclaimed illustrator Eric Velasquez shine a light on this little-known history of Victor Hugo Green and the deep impact of his incredible book on generations of Black families in America.
- | Author: Tonya Bolden
- | Publisher: Quill Tree Books
- | Publication Date: Oct 04, 2022
- | Number of Pages: 40 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover/Juvenile Nonfiction
- | ISBN-10: 0062967401
- | ISBN-13: 9780062967404
- Author:
- Tonya Bolden
- Publisher:
- Quill Tree Books
- Publication Date:
- Oct 04, 2022
- Number of pages:
- 40 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover/Juvenile Nonfiction
- ISBN-10:
- 0062967401
- ISBN-13:
- 9780062967404