Navigating Jim Crow: Green Book and Oasis Spaces in North Carolina

3543 Robinhood Road,Winston-Salem NC 27106

17 January, 2022

Description

Exhibit about the Green Book sites in NC that allowed African American communities to thrive and created “oasis spaces” for travelers. Did you know that over 300 businesses in North Carolina were listed in the Negro Motorist Green Book? In fact, there were 327. “The Negro Motorist Green Book,” published between 1936 and 1966, was both a travel guide and a tool of resistance designed to confront the realities of racial discrimination in the United States and beyond. The book listed over 300 North Carolina businesses—from restaurants and hotels, to tourist homes, nightclubs and beauty salons—in the three decades that it was published. Three Facsimile Editions of the Green Book will be available for you to view. Find out what 18 places were listed in the Green Book for Winston-Salem!