Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance In-Person
- Date:
- Friday, March 31, 2023
- Time:
- 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm, Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Alvin Sherman Library: Second Floor, Cotilla Gallery
- Series:
- Black History Month
- Audience:
- Adults NSU Sharks Teens
About the Event
Author and award-winning broadcaster Alvin Hall leads a journey through America's haunted racial past using the legendary Green Book as a guide. For countless Americans, the open road has long been a place where dangers lurk. In the era of Jim Crow, Black travelers encountered locked doors, hostile police, and potentially violent encounters almost everywhere, in both the South and the North. From 1936 to 1967, millions relied on The Negro Motorist Green Book, the definitive guide to businesses where they could safely rest, eat, or sleep. Most Americans only know of the guide from the 2018 Green Book movie or the 2020 Lovecraft Country TV show. 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.
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Free and open to the public. Registration recommended.
Parking in the garage is complimentary and refreshments will be served.
Related LibGuide: Black History Month by Serena Smith