{"product_id":"driving-the-green-book-a-road-trip-through-the-living-history-of-black-resistance-isbn-9780063271975","title":"Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin award-winning broadcaster Alvin Hall on a journey through America’s haunted racial past, with the legendary \u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e as your guide.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor countless Americans, the open road has long been a place where dangers lurk. In the era of Jim Crow, Black travelers experienced locked doors, hostile police, and potentially violent encounters almost everywhere, in both the South and the North. From 1936 to 1967, millions relied on \u003cem\u003eThe Negro Motorist Green Book\u003c\/em\u003e, the definitive guide to businesses where they could safely rest, eat, or sleep. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost Americans only know of the guide from the 2018 \u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e movie or the 2020 \u003cem\u003eLovecraft Country\u003c\/em\u003e TV show. Alvin Hall set out to revisit the world of the \u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e to instruct us all on the real history of the guide that saved many lives. With his friend Janée Woods Weber, he drove from New York to Detroit to New Orleans, visiting motels, restaurants, shops, and stores where Black Americans once found a friendly welcome. They explored historical and cultural landmarks, from the theatres and clubs where stars like Duke Ellington and Lena Horne performed to the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Along the way, they gathered memories from some of the last living witnesses for whom the \u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e meant survival—remarkable people who not only endured but rose above the hate, building vibrant Black communities against incredible odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDriving the Green Book\u003c\/em\u003e is a vital work of national history as well as a hopeful chronicle of Black resilience and resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book contains 25 outstanding black and white photos and ephemera.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Illuminating. . . . Hall pays moving tribute to the ingenuity and resourcefulness of Black Americans who hit the road, despite the dangers. This historical travelogue inspires and educates.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Alvin Hall’s thrilling, deeply researched and illuminating exploration of the world of the \u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e – revealing, enraging and inspiring in equal measure – is a journey all Americans must take. Nothing tells us more about the country we have been, the country we remain in so many ways, and the country we should aspire to be.”  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRic Burns, filmmaker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Alvin Hall’s \u003cem\u003eDriving the Green Book\u003c\/em\u003e is a tour-de-force blending exhaustive research, exquisite writing, and emotionally resonant visuals. The book is also a testament to Black resilience during the Jim Crow era, the strategic thinking that helped Black families not only endure but to prevail over tyrannical anti-Black laws, and the ingenuity that held Black communities together from east to west, north to south. This is a must-read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBakari Sellers, New York Times bestselling author of My Vanishing Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eDriving The Green Book\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary journey through history exploring Black Americans’ 400 year tradition of providing safety, shelter, survival, and sanctuary for our community in our quest to live the American dream. The book is beautifully written, educational and inspiring.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmil Wilbekin, Founder of Native Son\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e   “This smart, lively, and timely book is a testament to friendship and self-discovery and a reminder that the road to racial progress has been marked by dead ends and wrong turns. And yet there are so many beautiful and brilliant stories in these pages of family joy, courage, defiance, and triumph over the many racist indignities along the North\/South highways of Jim Crow America, I couldn’t put the book down. \u003cem\u003eDriving the Green Book \u003c\/em\u003eis a terrific place to start your own journey to understanding the nation’s recent past and to chart a course for a better future.”  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKhalil Gibran Muhammad, former Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e “Compelling . . . a book that brings history to life, while also reminding us that history is not so far in the past.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHonor Award in Nonfiction - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Caucus of the American Library Association\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Revisiting a vital resistance and survival tool for Black Americans….A hard-charging resurrection of Black lives in Jim Crow America.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book provides a window into an overlooked position that discrimination forced Blacks into. . . . This well-written account will appeal to readers interested in civil rights, Black history, and travel literature.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eRequired Reading: 10 Black Authors to Get into in January 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A historical examination of a sublime act of Black resistance. . . . \u003cem\u003eDriving the Green Book\u003c\/em\u003e paints a painful picture of one aspect of the oppression Blacks endured during Jim Crow, while also illustrating the power of the human spirit to subvert an unconscionable system and still experience joy.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Readers who love to travel will want to tuck this in their carry-on or console. If there’s a bit of quiet activism inside you, “Driving The Green Book” will fuel it.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTerri Schlichenmeyer, The Bookworm Sez, syndicated column\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] \u003cstrong\u003epoignant\u003c\/strong\u003e…journey along America’s open roads, delving into the country’s racial past, detailing the Green Book’s life-saving history and bringing it all together in \u003cstrong\u003eone remarkable read\u003c\/strong\u003e.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Magazine round-up of Ten Best Books about Travel of 2023\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Amistad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890582089957,"sku":"NP9780063271975","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063271975.jpg?v=1730233622","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/driving-the-green-book-a-road-trip-through-the-living-history-of-black-resistance-isbn-9780063271975","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}