Driving while Black : African American travel and the road to civil rights /

It's hardly a secret that mobility has always been limited, if not impossible, for African Americans. Before the Civil War, masters confined their slaves to their property, while free Black people found themselves regularly stopped, questioned, and even kidnapped. Restrictions on movement befor...

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Main Author: Sorin, Gretchen Sullivan, (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2020]
Edition:First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • The journey
  • "Humiliation stalks them"
  • African Americans and the automobile
  • "Through the windshield"
  • Driving while black
  • Travel guides for everyone
  • Victor and Alma Green's The Negro motorist green book
  • "Where will you stay tonight?"
  • "Vacation without aggravation."