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Driving the Green Book

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Award-winning broadcaster and educator Alvin Hall hits the road alongside activist and social justice trainer Janée Woods Weber. They drive from Detroit to New Orleans, collecting powerful, personal testimony about how Black Americans used the historic travel guide The Negro Motorist's Green Book during the height of segregation as a vital resource to quell fears, find safe havens, and travel with... more

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The Green Book, as it was commonly known, was the definitive guide for Black travelers seeking to, in the words of the guide’s creator, “travel without aggravations and embarrassments.” But what was it really like to use the Green Book as a traveling... more

Hear an excerpt from the new book, How We Can Win: Race, History, and Changing the Money Game That's Rigged. In it, author and activist Kimberly Jones delves into the impacts of systemic racism, revealing how her formative years in Chicago gave birth... more

Although Driving the Green Book is over, today we're sharing a clip from another powerful story about the fight for racial equality. The new book Buses Are A Comin' by Charles Person is an account of the Freedom Riders movement, written by the younge... more

Now a National Civil Rights Monument, and best-known as the site where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee hosted not only civil rights leaders, but a range of famous musicians and black celebrities ... more

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4.2 out of 5 stars from 1.1k ratings
  • Interesting stories about a relatively unknown piece of US history. Would recommend.

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    cptcanuck15
    2 years ago
  • Thank you.

    Driving The Green Book is a podcast they everyone needs to listen to. What am maxing trip through our history, which we should never forget.

    Thank you.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    djthecat
    United States3 years ago
  • Engrossing

    Driving the Green Book is a fantastic podcast. This is the best of what nonfiction/historical podcasts can be. It takes what little we learn from our textbooks, fleshes it out, and makes it very personal. Beautifully produced and very compelling.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    peter s s s
    United States3 years ago
  • Fantastically produced

    What a great podcast. Such a difficult subject, however, the presentation shows the power of this story. Thank you

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Luckybeaux
    Canada3 years ago
  • Outstanding

    Excellent storytelling of awful and triumphant times. These are stories that need to be heard. Thank you!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    FrankieBlu
    United States3 years ago

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