Inexperienced E-book exhibit showcases historical past, struggles and triumphs of Black journey within the U.S.

Gabrielle Hays:

“The Inexperienced E-book of the Black Motorist,” a information for African Individuals printed for the primary time in 1936, it was a invaluable useful resource at a time when journeys had the promise of journey, nevertheless it was additionally harmful.

Now’s the theme of an exhibition right here within the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, DC,

Candacy Taylor, who wrote “Overgraund Railroad: The Inexperienced E-book and The Roots of Black Journey in America,” helped obtain the exhibition together with the journey publicity service of the Smithsonian establishment and the DC public library system.

The exhibition tells the story of the information that bears the title of its creators, Victor Hugo Inexperienced and his spouse, Alma.