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    The Negro Motorist Green Book at Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in Skokie

    Thursday, March 02, 2023 - 10:00 AM
    to Sunday, April 23, 2023 - 5:00 PM

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    03/02/2023 10:00 AM 04/23/2023 05:00 PM America/Atikokan The Negro Motorist Green Book at Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in Skokie The Negro Motorist Green Book highlights the history of “The Green Book,” the annual guide created in 1936 by Harlem postman Victor Green, that provided African American travelers with information on restaurants, gas stations, department stores and other businesses that welcomed Black travelers during the Jim Crow era. Developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in collaboration with award-winning author, photographer, and cultural documentarian, Candacy Taylor, Green Book offers an immersive look at the reality of travel for African Americans in mid-century America, and how the guide served as an indispensable resource for the nation’s rising African Americ... Details & Tickets: https://www.upcomingevents.com/chicago/events/illinois-holocaust-museum-education-center-/the-negro-motorist-green-book-at-illinois-holocaust-museum-education-center-in-skokie-90582?ref=uceaddevent Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center , 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, 60077

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    The Negro Motorist Green Book highlights the history of “The Green Book,” the annual guide created in 1936 by Harlem postman Victor Green, that provided African American travelers with information on restaurants, gas stations, department stores and other businesses that welcomed Black travelers during the Jim Crow era. Developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in collaboration with award-winning author, photographer, and cultural documentarian, Candacy Taylor, Green Book offers an immersive look at the reality of travel for African Americans in mid-century America, and how the guide served as an indispensable resource for the nation’s rising African American middle class.

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