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The Untold Story of Route 66 and the Green Book

texWineAdmin by texWineAdmin
November 1, 2022
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I matured at a time Route 66 was the gem in the crown. No other roadway recorded the magic of American enthusiasm like Route 66.

The “Mother Road” linked cities to rural villages, from Chicago to Los Angeles, crossing 8 states and 3 time zones.

Route 66 is a nationwide treasure, understood all over the world. It has its own popular tune, motivating not just artists, however filmmakers, timeless authors and popular culture. The roadway was popular for the renowned filling station, motels and restaurants.

It represented flexibility to travel this huge country. In most pictures, you’ll see white, middle-class households — however the awesome experience of seeing all the renowned websites was not the exact same for all Americans.

Being Black and taking a trip Route 66 throughout partition was possibly deadly. You may presume the West was more progressive than the South, however in truth, it wasn’t.

Segregation remained in full blast throughout the nation. Motels along 66 prohibited Black individuals, who could not go shopping, sleep or consume at a lot of white-owned services. The bulk of neighborhoods along Route 66 were all white.

The U.S. Census noted these locations as “sundown towns.” Some neighborhoods published indications alerting it was a regional law that Black individuals needed to leave town by sundown. Outrageous Jim Crow laws implied if Black households desired or required to take a trip, they needed to load blankets and pillows, food, water and additional fuel.

To address this issue, Victor Hugo Green, a Black postal employee from Harlem, New York, released the Negro Motorist Green Book, the bible of Black travel, from 1936 to 1964, as an International Travel Guide for the United States, Canada, Mexico andBermuda He discovered a design for his publication in the guides for Jewish tourists that appeared in Jewish papers.

Green utilized a network of fellow employees to collect details about their cities and towns throughoutAmerica All I will inform you is have a look through the Green Book online. If lack of knowledge is the root of bias, the Green Book is needed reading.

In his intro to the 1948 edition, Green composed:

“There will be a day at some point in the future when this guide will not need to be released. That is when we as a race will have level playing fields and benefits in theUnited States It will be a terrific day for us to suspend this publication for then we can go anywhere we please, and without shame.”

APPEARANCE: Route 66’s quirkiest and most fantastic tourist attractions state by state

Stacker assembled a list of 50 tourist attractions– state by state– to see along the drive, making use of details from historical websites, newspaper article, Roadside America, and theNational Park Service Keep checking out to find where tourists can get their kicks on Route 66.

See the Must-Drive Roads in Every State



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