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Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America by Candacy Taylor
minnejenny's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I learned SO much from this book! I knew only the basics about the Greenbook. Ms. Taylor traveled along the books history from the beginning, and she explained how traveling different greatly for African Americans. The car was a tool for independence and freedom compared to train travel. Yet families still have to hopscotch the country to fund safe spots. I appreciated the personal stories from Ms. Taylor's family history, too.
couch's review against another edition
No real story, just a chronological telling of the business listed in each year's edition of the greenbook and the atrocities non whites had to endure year after year.
studiouspoppy's review
i wish i could’ve continued reading but my audible subscription ended 😭😭😭😭
remigves's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
4.0
boggremlin's review against another edition
4.0
A history of Black physical and social movement across the United States, functioning in many ways as a series of micro-histories of elements of civil rights in America. The book is at times disjointed and repetitive, switching between academic history and personal history or repeating information introduced in earlier chapters, as though the work was originally published as a series of essays rather than a complete manuscript.
The overall work Taylor has done to preserve the Green Book and the impact of segregation, Jim Crow laws, and racism on the Black experience is astounding.
The overall work Taylor has done to preserve the Green Book and the impact of segregation, Jim Crow laws, and racism on the Black experience is astounding.