Join us for a special screening of The Green Book: Guide to Freedom and learn more about h ow \;The Negro Motorist Green Book \;hel ped African-Americans navigate the roads of a segregated nation. Immediate ly following the film\, join us for a conversation with documentary film d irector and screenwriter Yoruba Ruchen. \;
\nFor reasona ble accommodations\, please contact the Center for Accessibility at 202-72 7-2142 or DCPLaccess@dc.gov. For ASL or tactile interpretation\, please al low at least seven (7) days notice.
\nLearn more ab out the documentary below.
\nThe Green Book: Guide
to Freedom
In the 1930s\, a black postal carrier from Harlem
named Victor Green published a book that was part travel guide and part s
urvival guide. It was called The Negro Motorist Green Book\, and it helped
African-Americans navigate safe passage across America well into the 1960
s. Explore some of the segregated nation's safe havens and notorious "sund
own towns" and witness stories of struggle and indignity as well as opport
unity and triumph.
About The Negro Motorist Green Book Exh
ibition
The Negro Motorist Green Book\, an exhibition develo
ped by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in
collaboration with award-winning author\, photographer\, and cultural doc
umentarian\, Candacy Taylor\, offers an immersive look at the reality of t
ravel for African Americans in mid-century America and how the annual guid
e served as an indispensable resource for the nation&rsquo\;s rising Afric
an American middle class and evidence of a vibrant business class. DC Publ
ic Library is producing a section of the exhibit on DC and the Green Book.