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The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

They needed a survival guide To navigate the treacheroushighways of segregated america

They needed a survival guide To navigate the treacherous
highways of segregated america

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They needed a survival guide
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To navigate the treacherous highways of segregated america.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:44
Uploaded
Jun 11, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
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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.
And soon they had one-- the green book. - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:05
And soon they had one-- the green book.
Woman: "the negro travelers' green book." - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:24
Woman: "the negro travelers' green book."
It's national. It has different iterations. - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:04
It's national. It has different iterations.
In the south, you do find signs that say colored and white. - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:05
In the south, you do find signs that say colored and white.
You do find moments where, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:25
You do find moments where,
But if you go up north, there are places - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:13
But if you go up north, there are places
Karen allen baxter: We would go places, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:10
Karen allen baxter: We would go places,
Then he would come out after a few minutes - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:05
Then he would come out after a few minutes
But jennifer reminded me of one time - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:06
But jennifer reminded me of one time
Jennifer ivey: It was a hotel reservation, - The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 00:08
Jennifer ivey: It was a hotel reservation,
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...