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Traveling While Black: The Green Book Guides to African-American Motoring - Encore!

Traveling While Black: The Green Book Guides to African-American Motoring - Encore!

Released Monday, 26th February 2024
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Traveling While Black: The Green Book Guides to African-American Motoring - Encore!

Traveling While Black: The Green Book Guides to African-American Motoring - Encore!

Traveling While Black: The Green Book Guides to African-American Motoring - Encore!

Traveling While Black: The Green Book Guides to African-American Motoring - Encore!

Monday, 26th February 2024
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20th-century automobile travel was supposed to represent freedom, but what else did it represent? Professor Cotten Seiler from Dickinson College joins us to discuss the difficulties and hazards of traveling in the United States faced by African-American motorists in the 20th Century, especially during the height of segregation and Jim Crow. Specifically, we learn how important guides like the Negro Motorist Green Book and the popular Travelguide: Vacation and Recreation Without Humiliation were to the reality of “traveling while black.” Encore Episode.

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