Comments on: Traveling while black: A Jim Crow survival guide

By: Lew Powell

Lew Powell — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:55:38 +0000

Here’s the digitized 1956 edition with Google map:

http://library.sc.edu/digital/collections/greenbook.html

By: Kevin Cherry

Kevin Cherry — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:52:00 +0000

I found this digitized copy at the University of Michigan, I believe:

http://www.autolife.umd.umich.edu/Race/R_Casestudy/87_135_1736_GreenBk.pdf

North Carolina listings begin on page 55

By: Steve R

Steve R — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:36:11 +0000

I’ve looked around online for scanned copies for years, but never saw any but the 1949 edition. I’d really like to find out if any Orange County accommodations were ever listed.

There are other automobile green books online, but not specifically for African American travelers (such as: http://www.archive.org/details/automobilegreenb01autorich)

as always, thanks for the cool post!

By: Jason Tomberlin

Jason Tomberlin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:57:43 +0000

Lew, you beat me to it! I was going to put something on our blog about this news item. However, you're a much better writer, so I'm glad you did it first. I will put out a call to NCM readers to be on the lookout for copies of the Green Book. The NC Collection does not have any, but we would LOVE to be able to add one or more of these to the collection. What a great resource for students and researchers studying this part of our past. If you do find any issues, feel free to email me at jasont@unc.edu.