Abstract
Travel in the good old days was not always so good for non-whites. Midcentury motorists encountered many whites-only establishments, even along northern roads . The Negro Motorist Green Book began publishing in 1936 to "give the Negro traveler information that will keep him from running into difficulties, embarrass ments , and to make his trips more enjoyable ." This 1949 edition had 80 pages of restaurants and hotels , barber and beauty shops , and other establishments serving African Americans.
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