About this item
In the late 1930s when segregation was legal and Black Americans couldn't visit every establishment or travel everywhere they wanted to safely, a New Yorker named Victor Hugo Green decided to do something about it. Green wrote and published a guide that listed places where his fellow Black Americans could be safe in New York City. The guide sold like hot cakes! Soon customers started asking Green to make a guide to help them travel and vacation safely across the nation too. With the help of his mail carrier co-workers and the African American business community, Green's guide allowed millions of African Americans to travel safely and enjoy traveling across the nation.In the first picture book about the creation and distribution of The Green Book, author Keila Dawson and illustrator Alleanna Harris tell the story of the man behind it and how this travel guide opened the road for a safer, more equitable America.
About the Author
Keila Dawson was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Crescent City has remained close to her heart in spite of her work and life abroad and across the USA. She has worked in the Philippines, Japan, Egypt, and on both US coasts as a teacher, school administrator, and educational consultant before she became an author. In this, her debut picture book, Keila shares her love of Louisiana culture highlighting a cultural tradition unique to her hometown. Find a FREE study guide to include a glossary, comprehension, math, written expression activities as well as coloring pages and craft ideas printable from her website at www.keiladawson.com.
