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The Negro Motorist Green Book: 1937

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division

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Title
The Negro Motorist Green Book: 1937
Collection

The Green Book

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1937
Publisher: Victor H. Green & Co.
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc Rare Per-N (Negro motorist green book)
Topics
Discrimination in public accommodations
Hotels
Bars (Drinking establishments)
Taverns (Inns)
Restaurants
United States
African Americans
African Americans -- Travel
Travel
Racism
Automobile driving
Segregation
New York (N.Y.)
Genres
Guidebooks
Directories
Physical Description
Pamphlets
Extent: 16 pages, 16.75 x 25 cm
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12859451
NYPL Exhibition ID: FORT01a
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fc1bcc10-1a76-0132-8925-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1937: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "The Negro Motorist Green Book: 1937" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1937. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/88223f10-8936-0132-0483-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "The Negro Motorist Green Book: 1937" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 11, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/88223f10-8936-0132-0483-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1937). The Negro Motorist Green Book: 1937 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/88223f10-8936-0132-0483-58d385a7b928

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The Negro Motorist Green Book: 1937