The Green Book: Guide to Freedom Outdoor Film Screening

1712 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard,New Orleans LA 70113

28 August, 2021

Description

Join us for an outdoor happy hour and screening of Smithsonian Channel's The Green Book: Guide to Freedom. In the 1930s, a black postal carrier from Harlem named Victor Green published a book that was part travel guide and part survival guide. It was called The Negro Motorist Green Book, and it helped African-Americans navigate safe passage across America well into the 1960s. Explore some of the segregated nation's safe havens and notorious "sundown towns" and witness stories of struggle and indignity as well as opportunity and triumph. Want to win reserved seating to The Green Book: Guide to Freedom outdoor screening and Soul-cial Justice Summer t-shirts for two? Let us know where your Black Travel Haven is! To enter on social media: Be sure you're following us (Facebook: @ashe.cac, Instagram and Twitter: @ashe_cac)Share a photo of your favorite spot using the hashtag #MyBlackTravelHavenIsTag us and a friendTo enter via email: Email [email protected] a photo and short description of your Black Travel HavenThe winner will be announced this Friday, August 27! The mission of Ashé Cultural Arts Center is to use art and culture to support human, community, and economic development.