ANewYorkTimesNotableBook,OvergroundRailroadisthefirstbooktoexplorethehistoricalroleandresidualimpactoftheGreenBook,atravelguideforblackmotoristsusedfordecadeswhentravelingthroughsegregatedAmerica.Publishedfrom1936to1966,theGreenBookwashailedasthe“blacktravelguidetoAmerica.“Atthattime,itwasbothdangerousanddifficultforAfricanAmericanstotravel,becauseblacktravelerscouldn’teat,sleep,orbuygasatmostwhite-ownedbusinesses.TheGreenBooklistedhotels,restaurants,gasstations,andotherbusinessesthatweresafeforblacktravelers.Itwasaresourcefulandinnovativesolutiontoahorrificproblem.CandacyTaylorwritesinherintroduction,“TheGreenBookwaspublishedduringatimewhencartravelsymbolizedfreedominAmerica,butsinceracialsegregationwasinfullforcethroughoutthecountry,theopenroadwasn’topentoall.WhenblackmotoristspickedupacopyoftheGreenBook,theyweregreetedbythewords’JustWhatYouHaveBeenLookingFor!!NOWWECANTRAVELWITHOUTEMBARRASSMENT.’“Chaptersinclude:DrivingWhileBlackTheBusinessoftheGreenBookVacationMusicVenuesTheRootsofRoute66WomenandtheGreenBookAndmore!IttookcouragetobelistedintheGreenBook,andOvergroundRailroadcelebratesthestoriesofthosewhoputtheirnamesinthebookandstoodupagainstsegregation.ItshowsthehistoryoftheGreenBook,howwearrivedatourpresenthistoricalmoment,andhowfarwestillhavetogowhenitcomestoracerelationsandsystemicracisminAmerica.Includescolorandblack-and-whiteillustrations
