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Jennifer ivey: It was a hotel reservation
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The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

It was a hotel reservation, And when daddy showed up,they said all of a sudden, There was...

Jennifer ivey:
It was a hotel reservation, And when daddy showed up,
they said all of a sudden, There was no reservation

Full Transcript

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Jennifer ivey: It was a hotel reservation,
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And when daddy showed up, they said all of a sudden,
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There was no reservation.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:24
Uploaded
Jun 11, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

A deeper look into the real story of Victor H. Green's "The Negro Motorist Green Book" during the Jim Crow era and beyond.
Baxter: He got back in the car very quickly and was upset. - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:06
Baxter: He got back in the car very quickly and was upset.
I remember my mother being very upset, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:13
I remember my mother being very upset,
Narrator: For decades, millions of african americans - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:08
Narrator: For decades, millions of african americans
But in the 1930s, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:06
But in the 1930s,
Victor green was a postal worker from harlem, new york, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:09
Victor green was a postal worker from harlem, new york,
But even in his own neighborhood, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:09
But even in his own neighborhood,
And at harlem's famed nightclubs such as the cotton club, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:13
And at harlem's famed nightclubs such as the cotton clu...
In 1936, green created and published - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:12
In 1936, green created and published
Man: "the idea of the green book is to give the negro traveler - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:20
Man: "the idea of the green book is to give the negro t...
Two of the most prominent were the hotel theresa and the ymca, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:11
Two of the most prominent were the hotel theresa and the ymc...
During the 1930s, dancers from the cotton club - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:14
During the 1930s, dancers from the cotton club
But the green book would soon outgrow harlem, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:10
But the green book would soon outgrow harlem,
It had become a road map - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:10
It had become a road map
Henrie monteith treadwell: It's important to have everyone - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:08
Henrie monteith treadwell: It's important to have every...
If you don't see the history, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:13
If you don't see the history,
Narrator: Eventually the green book would list - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:06
Narrator: Eventually the green book would list
Today only about a third of those sites are still standing. - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:06
Today only about a third of those sites are still standing.
Treadwell: We need to find those places, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:14
Treadwell: We need to find those places,
You may need it." - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:12
You may need it."
Both big cities and small towns could pose real dangers. - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:06
Both big cities and small towns could pose real dangers.