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Green Book Sites in Louisiana: Remnants and Recollections of a Segregated World

Green Book Sites in Louisiana: Remnants and Recollections of a Segregated World

The “Negro Motorist Green Book,” was a road-travel guide for African-Americans (1936 to 1967) that listed services and accommodations for African-Americans. Henry Smith, who grew up in Seattle, WA, will share his experiences of summer family road trips from Seattle to Louisiana to visit relatives in the 1950’s and 1960’s, when segregation and suspicion could mean real danger for the young, African-American family. Kevin Shannahan will be sharing photos he has taken of the vanishing remains of some of the surviving facilities in Central and North Louisiana that were included in various editions of The Green Book.

Bossier Parish Libraries History Center
06:00 PM - 07:00 PM on Thu, 22 Feb 2024

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Bossier Parish Libraries History Center
(318) 746-7717
history-center@bossierlibrary.org

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pcarlisle@bossierlibrary.org
Bossier Parish Libraries History Center
2206 Beckett St
Bossier City, LA, Louisiana 71111
(318) 746-7717
history-center@bossierlibrary.org