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Summary Description The Negro Travelers' Green Book 1954.pdf English: The Green Book was a travel guide published between 1936 and 1966 that listed hotels, restaurants, bars, gas stations, etc. where Black travelers would be welcome. 21 volumes, 1937 - 1964.
You needed the Green Book to tell you where you can go without having doors slammed in your face. [31] While the Green Book was intended to make life easier for those living under Jim Crow, its publisher looked forward to a time when such guidebooks would no longer be necessary. As Green wrote, "there will be a day sometime in the near future ...
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Victor Hugo Green (November 9, 1892 – October 16, 1960) was an American postal employee and travel writer from Harlem, New York City, [1] best known for developing and writing what became known as The Green Book, a travel guide for African Americans in the United States.
A book entitled It's Not Easy Being Green: One Family's Journey Towards Eco-Friendly Living by Dick Strawbridge was released to accompany the series. [ citation needed ] Series two mostly focused on the Strawbridges helping others to achieve their eco-friendly goals, rather than on their own residence.
"It's not easy being green" is a phrase from the song "Bein' Green", originally sung by Kermit the Frog. The phrase may also refer to: It's Not Easy Being Green, a programme on BBC Two; It's Not Easy Being Green, a 1999 pop album by the Filipino rock band, Rivermaya; It's Not Easy Being Green (Once Upon a Time), a 2014 TV episode
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"Bein' Green" (also known as "It's Not Easy Bein' Green") is a song written by Joe Raposo, originally performed by Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog on both Sesame Street and The Muppet Show (in the episodes "Peter Ustinov" and "Peter Sellers"). It later was covered by Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Van Morrison, and other performers.