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The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

A deeper look into the real story of Victor H. Green's "The Negro Motorist Green Book" during the Jim Crow era and beyond.

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Yoruba Richen

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Owning a car showed that you had
entered a new economic class. - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Owning a car showed that you had entered a new economic clas...

Jordan: Having a car, of course,
meant something - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Jordan: Having a car, of course, meant something

Narrator: As african american
car ownership grew, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Narrator: As african american car ownership grew,

By the 1940s, there were
listings in almost every state. - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

By the 1940s, there were listings in almost every state.

Man: "each year
we are compiling new lists - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Man: "each year we are compiling new lists

Taylor: North dakota's
kind of an interesting state - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Taylor: North dakota's kind of an interesting state

Canada and mexico
were in the green book, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Canada and mexico were in the green book,

And some of these letters
are really telling - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

And some of these letters are really telling

We just don't know
if it's such a good idea." - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

We just don't know if it's such a good idea."

Taylor: There were
all kinds of businesses listed, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Taylor: There were all kinds of businesses listed,

This was very telling
in terms of how many areas - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

This was very telling in terms of how many areas

Man: "there will be a day
sometime in the near future - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Man: "there will be a day sometime in the near future

That is when we as a race - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

That is when we as a race

It will be a great day for us
to suspend this publication, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

It will be a great day for us to suspend this publication,

They were his boots
on the ground, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

They were his boots on the ground,

Green also had early support
from one major corporation. - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Green also had early support from one major corporation.

Esso standard oil, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Esso standard oil,

Taylor: It was esso gas stations
that was the key - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Taylor: It was esso gas stations that was the key

They had hired two black
marketing executives - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

They had hired two black marketing executives

Narrator: Esso marketing
executive james jackson - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Narrator: Esso marketing executive james jackson

Man: "jackson has
used these guides, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Man: "jackson has used these guides,

Narrator: Esso was
a corporate trailblazer - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Narrator: Esso was a corporate trailblazer

African americans
were increasingly - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

African americans were increasingly

Folley: There are doctors
and lawyers - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Folley: There are doctors and lawyers

Narrator: But african americans
were still shut out - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Narrator: But african americans were still shut out

They would have
one day of the week - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

They would have one day of the week

Narrator: Pools also served
as flash points - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Narrator: Pools also served as flash points

Announcer: Manager james brock - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Announcer: Manager james brock

Narrator: So african americans
created their own spaces - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Narrator: So african americans created their own spaces

Taylor: Victor green knew
there were enough black people - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Taylor: Victor green knew there were enough black people

Narrator: In 1948, green added
an important new feature - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Narrator: In 1948, green added an important new feature

He created a travel service - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

He created a travel service

Soon resorts catering
to african americans - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Soon resorts catering to african americans

Folley: What was wonderful
about the green book - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Folley: What was wonderful about the green book

Regular people populating
something called middle class - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Regular people populating something called middle class

To go to yellowstone park
or to go down to the beach? - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

To go to yellowstone park or to go down to the beach?

Victor green's green book
shows you "yes." - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Victor green's green book shows you "yes."

Narrator: One black resort
in northwest michigan - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Narrator: One black resort in northwest michigan

Then their friends, of course,
started telling others, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Then their friends, of course, started telling others,

It was a safe haven, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

It was a safe haven,

That's why idlewild itself
was in the green book. - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

That's why idlewild itself was in the green book.

Stephens:
First time that idlewild - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Stephens: First time that idlewild

So, I've been here
since I was seven years old, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

So, I've been here since I was seven years old,

This was a place
that you were free to bike. - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

This was a place that you were free to bike.

We were free to just
visit with each other - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

We were free to just visit with each other

And we would ride every morning,
then come home and have lunch, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

And we would ride every morning, then come home and have lun...

You met your friends,
you played cards, you swam, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

You met your friends, you played cards, you swam,

Narrator: During its heyday
in the 1950s, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Narrator: During its heyday in the 1950s,

Stephens: You had individuals
who were driving there - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Stephens: You had individuals who were driving there

These were the days in idlewild - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

These were the days in idlewild

Narrator: The beating heart
of idlewild's booming nightlife - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Narrator: The beating heart of idlewild's booming night...

Then he added the club part. - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Then he added the club part.

That's when it became
the flamingo club. - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

That's when it became the flamingo club.

And he really
put idlewild on the map. - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

And he really put idlewild on the map.

Stephens: Any weekend, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Stephens: Any weekend,

Cars parked along the street
for miles, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Cars parked along the street for miles,

I'm 81 years old,
so those were my mentors. - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

I'm 81 years old, so those were my mentors.

The ladies were so glamorous,
and they dressed so glamorous, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

The ladies were so glamorous, and they dressed so glamorous,

They would have, they'd run out
of spaces to live, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

They would have, they'd run out of spaces to live,

They would take their baths
in the lake - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

They would take their baths in the lake

Narrator:
World-famous performers - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Narrator: World-famous performers

Perry: They were singing
and jamming on the inside. - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Perry: They were singing and jamming on the inside.

Sarah vaughan was my,
that was my lady, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Sarah vaughan was my, that was my lady,

I was a young guy, a teenager. - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

I was a young guy, a teenager.

The older musicians
that I played with, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

The older musicians that I played with,

It was always a lesson in - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

It was always a lesson in

I was getting rules that were
handed down for generations. - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

I was getting rules that were handed down for generations.

You take a break,
you don't go into the vicinity - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

You take a break, you don't go into the vicinity

You need to eat something,
you go out and eat it, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

You need to eat something, you go out and eat it,

Narrator: A superstar
like nat king cole, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Narrator: A superstar like nat king cole,

And even playing by the rules - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

And even playing by the rules

Handy: Nat king cole was, first
of all, an incredible musician. - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Handy: Nat king cole was, first of all, an incredible musici...

I look at him as being
the first true crossover artist. - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

I look at him as being the first true crossover artist.

Nat king cole was performing - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Nat king cole was performing

Narrator: Cole was
in the middle of performing - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Narrator: Cole was in the middle of performing

Handy: As I understand, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Handy: As I understand,

Narrator: The attack was
widely covered in the press. - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Narrator: The attack was widely covered in the press.

Billboard magazine wrote - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Billboard magazine wrote

Can you imagine, he could have
a white promoter, white manager, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Can you imagine, he could have a white promoter, white manag...

Narrator: In 1956, the same year - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Narrator: In 1956, the same year

It was an homage
to the iconic highway - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

It was an homage to the iconic highway

Known as the main street
of america, or the mother road, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Known as the main street of america, or the mother road,

But though cole
could sing about it, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

But though cole could sing about it,

Taylor: The imagery and the brand associated with route 66

People spent weeks preparing to,
you know, get on a road trip - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

People spent weeks preparing to, you know, get on a road tri...

It became a situation
where you were very prepared - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

It became a situation where you were very prepared

You packed shoebox lunches
with fried chicken. - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

You packed shoebox lunches with fried chicken.

You know, they generally
had a fruit, sweet potato pie, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

You know, they generally had a fruit, sweet potato pie,

You packed sheets as partitions - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

You packed sheets as partitions

But even
the most prepared traveler - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

But even the most prepared traveler

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A deeper look into the real story of Victor H. Green's "The Negro Motorist Green Book" during the Jim Crow era and beyond.

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Director: Yoruba Richen

Writer: Yoruba Richen

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary, history

Year: 2019

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 25 Feb 2019

Awards: 1 nomination total

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