Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America by Candacy Taylor

Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America

Candacy Taylor

360 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history race challenging informative slow-paced

Description

The first book to explore the historical role and residual impact of the Green Book, a travel guide for black motorists used for decades when traveling through segregated America.Published from 1936 to 1966, the Green Book was hailed as the “black...

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informative 95%
reflective 51%
challenging 37%
emotional 22%
sad 20%
dark 15%
adventurous 13%
inspiring 13%
hopeful 6%
tense 4%
lighthearted 2%

Pace

medium 79%
slow 20%

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