When racist towns used to lynch people, these guides helped keep black travelers safe

Source: www.washingtonpost.com

I have mentioned the Green Book before, but now there is an interactive mapping application that let’s users map out a trip in the United States during the Jim Crow era. Geographer Derek Alderman complied these resources for teachers wanting to use the example of the Green Book in their classrooms.   

 

Tags: mobility, transportation, race, class, culture, historical, ethnicity.