Victor Hugo Green Category: Person Wikipedia: Victor Hugo Green Born: 9 November 1892 Died: 16 October 1960 Description: Publisher of The Negro Motorist Green Book/The Negro Travelers' Green Book from 1936 to 1966. Page Sections: Biography ยท Bibliography |
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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.
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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 |