The first of the genre, the Negro Motorist Green Book<\/em> written by Victor Hugo Green<\/a> in 1936, promised to provide “the Negro traveler information that will keep him from running into difficulties.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The Green Book<\/em> is one of many examples of African Americans standing up to Jim Crow,” said Roslynn Powell<\/a>, Ph.D. candidate in parks, recreation and tourism management at NC State. “It is a reminder of our resilience, which is vital when we are inundated with messaging that we are not. Instead, our stories are intentionally erased to maintain current power structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the course of three decades, the Green Book listed more than 300 places in North Carolina. From the Savoy Hotel in Asheville to the Vanity Box Beauty Parlor in Wilmington. Twenty sites were listed in Raleigh, mostly around East Hargett Street which was known as “Black Main Street.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All that remains of most Green Book listings are historical photos and digital copies on the website of the New York Public Library. The state of North Carolina developed an exhibit after the release of the movie “Green Book” in 1918, based on the story of renowned pianist Don Shirley’s concert tour through the South in the 1960s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, there are two identical traveling exhibits<\/a> sponsored by the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission<\/a> (AAHC) that feature eight vibrant panels showcasing images of business owners, travelers, and historic and present-day images of North Carolina Green Book sites. The words of African American travelers and descendants of Green Book site owners are featured prominently in the exhibit and include stories from oral histories collected by the AAHC in 2018 and 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"\n
The first of the genre, the Negro Motorist Green Book<\/em> written by Victor Hugo Green<\/a> in 1936, promised to provide \"the Negro traveler information that will keep him from running into difficulties.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"The Green Book<\/em> is one of many examples of African Americans standing up to Jim Crow,\" said Roslynn Powell<\/a>, Ph.D. candidate in parks, recreation and tourism management at NC State. \"It is a reminder of our resilience, which is vital when we are inundated with messaging that we are not. Instead, our stories are intentionally erased to maintain current power structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the course of three decades, the Green Book listed more than 300 places in North Carolina. From the Savoy Hotel in Asheville to the Vanity Box Beauty Parlor in Wilmington. Twenty sites were listed in Raleigh, mostly around East Hargett Street which was known as \"Black Main Street.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All that remains of most Green Book listings are historical photos and digital copies on the website of the New York Public Library. The state of North Carolina developed an exhibit after the release of the movie \"Green Book\" in 1918, based on the story of renowned pianist Don Shirley's concert tour through the South in the 1960s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, there are two identical traveling exhibits<\/a> sponsored by the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission<\/a> (AAHC) that feature eight vibrant panels showcasing images of business owners, travelers, and historic and present-day images of North Carolina Green Book sites. The words of African American travelers and descendants of Green Book site owners are featured prominently in the exhibit and include stories from oral histories collected by the AAHC in 2018 and 2019.<\/p>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"