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Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
90 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Tells the story of Washington, D.C., through the story of an African American man, Michael Shiner, who lived there from approximately 1804 to 1880 and who kept a journal, excerpts of which are interspersed throughout the heavily illustrated text"--
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"As a mail carrier, Victor Hugo Green traveled across New Jersey every day. But with Jim Crow laws enforcing segregation since the late 1800s, traveling as a Black person in the US could be stressful, even dangerous. So in the 1930s, Victor created a guide--The Negro Motorist Green-Book--compiling information on where to go and what places to avoid so that Black travelers could have a safe and pleasant time. While the Green Book started out small,...
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