Biography

The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Victor Hugo Green page on 11 April 2023, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Victor Hugo Green was an American postal employee and travel writer from Harlem, New York City, best known for developing and writing what became known as The Green Book, a travel guide for African Americans in the United States. During the time the book was published, choices of lodging, restaurants and even gas stations were limited for black people in many places, both in the South and outside it. It was first published as The Negro Motorist Green Book and later as The Negro Travelers' Green Book. The books were published from 1936 to 1966. Green reviewed hotels and restaurants that did business with African Americans during the time of Jim Crow laws and racial segregation in the United States. He printed 15,000 copies each year.

In the 1930s, Green began his work by compiling data on stores and motels and gas stations in New York City area that welcomed black travelers, and published his first guide in 1936. Green's guide was so popular that he immediately began to expand its coverage the next year to other US destinations, adding hotels and restaurants as well. After retiring from the Postal Service, Green continued to work on updating issues of The Green Book. In addition, he developed the related travel agency business he had established in 1947.

Title & Subtitle	Details
The Negro Motorist Green Book	Year & Type: 1936 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor Hugo Green Topic: The Negro Motorist Green Book
The Negro Motorist Green Book	Year & Type: 1937 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor Hugo Green Topic: The Negro Motorist Green Book
The Negro Motorist Green Book	Year & Type: 1938 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor Hugo Green Content: 30 pages with black & white graphics Topic: The Negro Motorist Green Book Availability: Complete Book Online ( PDF)
The Negro Motorist Green Book	Year & Type: 1939 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor Hugo Green Topic: The Negro Motorist Green Book
The Negro Motorist Green Book	Year & Type: 1940 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor Hugo Green Content: 48 pages Topic: The Negro Motorist Green Book Availability: Complete Book Online ( PDF)
The Negro Motorist Green Book	Year & Type: 1941 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor Hugo Green Topic: The Negro Motorist Green Book
The Negro Motorist Green Book	Year & Type: 1942 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor Hugo Green Topic: The Negro Motorist Green Book
The Negro Motorist Green Book	Year & Type: 1943 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor Hugo Green Topic: The Negro Motorist Green Book
The Negro Motorist Green Book	Year & Type: 1944 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor Hugo Green Topic: The Negro Motorist Green Book
The Negro Motorist Green Book	Year & Type: 1945 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor Hugo Green Topic: The Negro Motorist Green Book
The Negro Motorist Green Book	Year & Type: 1946 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor Hugo Green Content: 81 pages Topic: The Negro Motorist Green Book Availability: Complete Book Online ( PDF)
The Negro Motorist Green Book	Year & Type: 1947 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor Hugo Green Topic: The Negro Motorist Green Book
The Negro Motorist Green Book	Year & Type: 1948 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor Hugo Green Topic: The Negro Motorist Green Book
The Negro Motorist Green Book	Year & Type: 1949 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor Hugo Green Content: 81 pages Topic: The Negro Motorist Green Book Availability: Complete Book Online ( PDF)
The Negro Motorist Green Book	Year & Type: 1950 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor Hugo Green Topic: The Negro Motorist Green Book
The Negro Motorist Green Book	Year & Type: 1951 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor Hugo Green Topic: The Negro Motorist Green Book
The Negro Travelers' Green Book	Year & Type: 1951 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor H. Green & Company Topic: The Negro Travelers' Green Book
The Negro Travelers' Green Book	Year & Type: 1952 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor H. Green & Company Topic: The Negro Travelers' Green Book
The Negro Travelers' Green Book	Year & Type: 1953 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor H. Green & Company Topic: The Negro Travelers' Green Book
The Negro Travelers' Green Book	Year & Type: 1954 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor H. Green & Company Topic: The Negro Travelers' Green Book
The Negro Travelers' Green Book	Year & Type: 1955 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor H. Green & Company Topic: The Negro Travelers' Green Book
The Negro Travelers' Green Book	Year & Type: 1956 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor H. Green & Company Topic: The Negro Travelers' Green Book
The Negro Travelers' Green Book	Year & Type: 1957 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor H. Green & Company Topic: The Negro Travelers' Green Book
The Negro Travelers' Green Book	Year & Type: 1958 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor H. Green & Company Content: 80 pages Topic: The Negro Travelers' Green Book Availability: Complete Book Online ( PDF)
The Negro Travelers' Green Book	Year & Type: 1959 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor H. Green & Company Topic: The Negro Travelers' Green Book
The Negro Travelers' Green Book	Year & Type: 1960 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor H. Green & Company Topic: The Negro Travelers' Green Book
The Negro Travelers' Green Book	Year & Type: 1961 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor H. Green & Company Topic: The Negro Travelers' Green Book
The Negro Travelers' Green Book	Year & Type: 1962 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor H. Green & Company Topic: The Negro Travelers' Green Book
The Negro Travelers' Green Book	Year & Type: 1963 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor H. Green & Company Topic: The Negro Travelers' Green Book
The Negro Travelers' Green Book	Year & Type: 1964 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor H. Green & Company Topic: The Negro Travelers' Green Book
The Negro Travelers' Green Book	Year & Type: 1965 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor H. Green & Company Topic: The Negro Travelers' Green Book
The Negro Travelers' Green Book	Year & Type: 1966 Nonfiction Publisher: Victor H. Green & Company Topic: The Negro Travelers' Green Book