A Living History of the Green Book with Alvin Hall

Published February 23, 2023 at 2:43 PM MST

In 2019, author Alvin Hall drove from Detroit to New Orleans, using the same guide that was used during the height of segregation, The Negro Motorist Green Book.

From 1936 to 1967, the Green Book helped African Americans navigate safe travel through the South. Even though the guide provided a sense of freedom to travel safely, Black drivers were still threatened when pulled over. The community learned other ways to navigate the system — much like today. Hall drove the Green Book’s route to honor the legacy of those who drove it earlier, and to better understand how things have — and have not — changed. We’ll talk with Alvin Hall about how the past continues to inform the present today at 12 p.m.

Driving the Green Book podcast audio provided by Macmillan Podcasts.

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Alvin Hall is a television and radio broadcaster and the author of “Driving the Green Book” [Amazon|IndieBound|Bookshop] and the host of the podcast “Driving the Green Book.” @alvin_d_hall

Airdate: Friday, Feb. 24, 2023 at 12 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 25, at 11 a.m.