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The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

The essential travel guide for a segregated America

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In 1936, Victor H. Green (1892-1960) published The Negro Motorist Green Book, a book that was both a travel guide and a survival manual, to help African-Americans navigate safe those regions of the United States where segregation and Jim Crow laws were disgracefully applied.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

52 mins

Rating

7.7/10

Release Date

25 February 2019

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Yoruba Richen

Yoruba Richen

Self - Narrator (voice)

Delbert Hunt

Delbert Hunt

Green Book Excerpts Narrator (voice)

Marquette Folley

Marquette Folley

Self - Smithsonian Institute Member

Karen Allen Baxter

Karen Allen Baxter

Self

Jennifer Ivey

Jennifer Ivey

Self

Henrie Monteith Treadwel

Henrie Monteith Treadwel

Self - Civil Rights Activist

Murray Bishoff

Murray Bishoff

Self - Journalist and Local Historian

Jack George

Jack George

Self - Pierce City Resident

Jamon Jordan

Jamon Jordan

Self - Local Historian

Candacy Taylor

Candacy Taylor

Self - Author

Eric J. Lindsey

Eric J. Lindsey

Self - Idlewild Resident

Ronald J. Stephens

Ronald J. Stephens

Self - Author

Marilyn S. Taylor

Marilyn S. Taylor

Self - Idlewild Resident

Betty Jean Foote

Betty Jean Foote

Self - Phil Giles' Wife

Lois Perry

Lois Perry

Self - Flamingo Bar Waitress

Ron Handy

Ron Handy

Self - Musician

Elizabeth Calvin

Elizabeth Calvin

Self - Alberta Ellis' Grandchild

Irv Logan

Irv Logan

Self - Alberta Ellis' Grandchild

Brent Leggs

Brent Leggs

Self - NTHP Member

Carol Jenkins

Carol Jenkins

Self - Author

Lena Horne

Lena Horne

Self - Singer (archive footage)

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Nat King Cole

Nat King Cole

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Modjeska Monteith Simkins

Modjeska Monteith Simkins

Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)

A. G. Gaston

A. G. Gaston

Self - Businessman (archive footage)

Ralph Abernathy

Ralph Abernathy

Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Zephyr Wright

Zephyr Wright

Self - LBJ's Cook (archive footage)

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