The Negro Travelers Green Book 1959 facsimile edition

Description: The Negro Travelers' Green Book: 1959 facsimile edition ✓ Free 30 Day Returns ✓ Free Shipping This is the Green Book movie fans want - to African-American motorists the Negro Motorist Green Book, which had by 1959 switched titles to the Negro Travelers' Green Book, was essential to safe driving in the legally-segregated nation under the Jim Crow laws. The annual publication listed hotels, restaurants, service stations, and other businesses willing to take Black customers, and in doing so let drivers navigate the US. Started by mailman Victor Hugo Green in 1936, by 1959 the acclaimed series was edited and published by Victor's wife Alma D. Green (Victor would die the following year.) The book provides a state-by-state and city-by-city listing of businesses, including advertisements from proprietors reaching out to Black customers. Some of these were long-running, storied establishments, like the Booker T. Washington Hotel in San Francisco, where in its lounge you might run into W.E.B. Du Bois, Nat King Cole, or the Harlem Globetrotters; others were nothing more than a spare room in private home, the AirBNB of its day. All of them made life under the harshness of Jim Crow a little more livable. The 1959 edition, with the gentle warning "Carry your Green Book with you... you may need it" on the cover and promising "Assured Protection for the Negro Traveler" inside, comes from a period when the guide wasn't running the travelogues and articles that augmented other years, and is basically wall-to-wall listings and ads, but for a one-page guide on "How to Guard Your Home During the Vacation Season."Also available in About Comics facsimile editions: Green Book editions for 1940, 1947, 1949, 1954, 1957, 1962 and 1963-1964, as well as The Official California Negro Guide 1942-1943. Shipping We offer FREE shipping on all orders! Under normal circumstances, we try to ship all orders within three business days of payment, normally sooner. We use a selection of shipping services such as TBA, UPS, FedEx, USPS, etc We only ship to the lower 48 states, we do not ship to Alaska/Hawaii, US Protectorates, Puerto Rico, and PO Boxes. Local pickups and combined shipping options are not available at this time. Returns Although we strive for 100% order fulfillment accuracy, mistakes happen. Please allow us the opportunity to correct any error before leaving us negative feedback. We are confident in our products, but if you are not fully satisfied with your order, don't hesitate to get in touch with us within 30 days of purchase, and we will send you a return label. Once the item is returned we will issue you a full refund. The product must be returned in the original item's box, and in the same condition as you received it. Payment We accept payment only on eBay Payments (We accept all kinds of credit cards)Please pay as soon as possible after winning an auction, this will allow us to ship your item sooner! Feedback Customer satisfaction is our number one priority.If you have any problems with your order, don't hesitate to get in touch with us and we will do our best to meet your needs. Contact Us If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. Please allow us 24 hours to respond, although normally we respond sooner. Please visit our eBay store to check out other items for sale! Thank you for shopping at our store.

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