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Illinois Holocaust Museum highlights Chicago’s impact on the Green Book

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An exhibition at the Illinois Holocaust Museum is looking back at the history of the Green Book and its connections to Chicago. The travel guide, first published in 1936 by Victor Hugo Green, featured businesses, restaurants, and hotels considered safe for Black visitors in towns across the United States. The exhibit will be on display at the museum through April 23.

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Illinois Holocaust Museum highlights Chicago’s impact on the Green Book

CHICAGO — An exhibition at the Illinois Holocaust Museum is looking back at the history of the Green Book and its connections to Chicago. ‘The Negro Motorist Green Book’ Special Exhibition Gallery at the Illinois Holocaust Museum dives into the often critical, life-saving resource that the Green Book was for Black travelers during Jim Crow-era […]

2 years ago·Chicago, United States

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Illinois Holocaust Museum's New Exhibition, ‘The Negro Motorist Green Book' Is Now Open

For over 30 years, The Green Book was a lifeline for Black Americans who wanted to travel. Not only did it tell African-Americans where they were welcomed, but...

2 years ago·Chicago, United States

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