Black Travel Across America

In a time of racial prejudice, price gouging, and physical violence, safe travel was all but inaccessible to many Americans. Victor Hugo Green, pulling from his experiences as a Harlem- based postal worker, wrote a guide that would revolutionize travel for the African American community: The Negro Motorist Green Book. Published annually from 1936 to 1966, this travel guidebook provided a list of hotels, restaurants, and service stations from Connecticut to California that served African American patrons. A few of these historic landmarks still stand today. In this documentary, a host will embark on a coast-to-coast road trip to visit historically listed Green Book locations. Our host(s) will visit these modern-day historic landmarks and gain valuable stories and knowledge of these locations from local experts. Throughout this journey we will learn of the fantastic black businesses and safe havens that boomed in a time of racial strife. (National Geographic)