Overground Railroad

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The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

AvCandacy Taylor

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A New York Times Notable Book, Overground Railroad is a compelling and illuminating exploration of the historical role and residual impact of the Green Book, a travel guide for Black motorists used for decades when traveling through segregated America.“Essential” (Library Journal; starred review) I“Recalls Isabel Wilkerson's The Warmth of Other Suns” ( Los Angeles Times) I “Eye-opening, deeply moving.” (Bookpage; starred review)It took courage to be listed in the Green Book, and Overground Railroad celebrates the stories of those who put their names in the book and stood up against segregation. It shows the history of the Green Book, how we arrived at our present historical moment, and how far we still have to go when it comes to race relations and systemic racism in America.Published from 1936 to 1966, the Green Book was hailed as the “Black travel guide to America.” At that time, it was both dangerous and difficult for African Americans to travel, because Black travelers couldn’t eat, sleep, or buy gas at most white-owned businesses. The Green Book listed hotels, restaurants, gas stations, and other businesses that were safe for Black travelers. It was a resourceful and innovative solution to a horrific problem.Candacy Taylor writes in her introduction, “The Green Book was published during a time when car travel symbolized freedom in America, but since racial segregation was in full force throughout the country, the open road wasn’t open to all. When Black motorists picked up a copy of the Green Book, they were greeted by the words ‘Just What You Have Been Looking For!! NOW WE CAN TRAVEL WITHOUT EMBARRASSMENT.’”Chapters include:Driving While BlackThe Business of the Green BookVacationMusic VenuesThe Roots of Route 66Women and the Green Bookand much moreIncludes color and black-and-white period illustrations

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-02-19
Mått165 x 241 x 32 mm
Vikt898 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor360
FörlagAbrams
ISBN9781419786211

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CANDACY TAYLOR is an award-winning author, photographer, and cultural documentarian. Her work has been featured in more than fifty eighty media outlets, including The New Yorker, Newsweek, Oprah, Time Magazine, and the Atlantic. She curated Green Book, a traveling exhibition by the Smithsonian, and has received numerous fellowships and grant awards, including those from the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Park Service, and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Taylor has driven more than half a million miles documenting American culture, and after learning about the Green Book, she never looked at travel, or even America, the same way again. Taylor lives in Chicago.

"With passion, conviction, and clarity, [Candacy] Taylor’s book unearths a fascinating and true—if not willfully obscured—history of African American activism and entrepreneurship in the United States. This remarkable study broadens our understanding of black life, leisure, and struggles for equality in twentieth-century America, presents the Green Book as a social movement in response to a crisis in black travel, and makes a compelling case for the need to protect more diverse African American sites that have been heretofore underappreciated."