Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book

In the vein of Hidden Figures comes a nonfiction picture book about the Green Book, a travel guide by Victor Hugo Green, a Black postal worker from Harlem, made to help African Americans stay safe while traveling during segregation. As a mail carrier, Victor Hugo Green traveled across New Jersey every day. But with Jim Crow laws enforcing segregation since the late 1800s, traveling as a Black person in the US could be stressful, even dangerous. So in the 1930s, Victor created a guide-- The Negro Motorist Green-Book --compiling information on where to go and what places to avoid so that Black travelers could have a safe and pleasant time. While the Green Book started out small, over the years it became an expansive, invaluable resource for Black people throughout the country--all in the hopes that one day such a guide would no longer be needed. Award-winning author Tonya Bolden and acclaimed illustrator Eric Velasquez shine a light on this little-known history of Victor Hugo Green and the deep impact of his incredible book on generations of Black families in America.

Product details

• Authors: Tonya Bolden, Bolden Tonya
• Assisted by: Eric Velasquez (Illustration), Velasquez Eric (Illustration)
• Publisher: Quill Tree Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9780062967404
• ISBN: 978-0-06-296740-4
• No. of pages: 40
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology; 20th Century, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / History of Science, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Travel, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, United States of America, USA, Children’s interactive and activity books and kits, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / 20th Century, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism, Relating to African American / Black American people, JUVENILE NONFICTION / African American & Black