{"id":7234178220121,"title":"Driving the Green Book — Hall '74","handle":"driving-the-green-book-hall-74","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Alvin Hall, Class of 1974\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description_wrapper active\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"hc-product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoin award-winning broadcaster Alvin Hall on a journey through America’s haunted racial past, with the legendary \u003cstrong\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/strong\u003e as your guide.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor countless Americans, the open road has long been a place where dangers lurk. In the era of Jim Crow, Black travelers encountered locked doors, hostile police, and potentially violent encounters almost everywhere, in both the South and the North. From 1936 to 1967, millions relied on \u003cem\u003eThe Negro Motorist Green Book\u003c\/em\u003e, the definitive guide to businesses where they could safely rest, eat, or sleep. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost Americans only know of the guide from the 2018 \u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e movie or the 2020 \u003cem\u003eLovecraft Country\u003c\/em\u003e TV show. Alvin Hall set out to revisit the world of the \u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e to instruct us all on the real history of the guide that saved many lives. With his friend Janée Woods Weber, he drove from New York to Detroit to New Orleans, visiting motels, restaurants, shops, and stores where Black Americans once found a friendly welcome. They explored historical and cultural landmarks, from the theatres and clubs where stars like Duke Ellington and Lena Horne performed to the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Along the way, they gathered memories from some of the last living witnesses for whom the \u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e meant survival—remarkable people who not only endured but rose above the hate, building vibrant Black communities against incredible odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDriving the Green Book\u003c\/em\u003e is a vital work of national history as well as a hopeful chronicle of Black resilience and resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book contains 25 outstanding black and white photos and ephemera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the Publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","published_at":"2023-02-09T11:52:06-05:00","created_at":"2023-02-09T11:52:06-05:00","vendor":"The Bowdoin Store","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Alumni","History","Non-Fiction"],"price":1899,"price_min":1899,"price_max":1899,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1899,"compare_at_price_min":1899,"compare_at_price_max":1899,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40403195953241,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBA419-Hall","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Driving the Green Book — Hall '74","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1899,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":1899,"inventory_quantity":2,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"continue","barcode":"9780063271975","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba419-hall-driving.jpg?v=1675961528"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba419-hall-driving.jpg?v=1675961528","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Cover of Driving the Green Book A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance by Alvin Hall","id":23716920033369,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1500,"width":1500,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba419-hall-driving.jpg?v=1675961528"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1500,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba419-hall-driving.jpg?v=1675961528","width":1500}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Alvin Hall, Class of 1974\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description_wrapper active\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"hc-product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoin award-winning broadcaster Alvin Hall on a journey through America’s haunted racial past, with the legendary \u003cstrong\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/strong\u003e as your guide.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor countless Americans, the open road has long been a place where dangers lurk. 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They explored historical and cultural landmarks, from the theatres and clubs where stars like Duke Ellington and Lena Horne performed to the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Along the way, they gathered memories from some of the last living witnesses for whom the \u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e meant survival—remarkable people who not only endured but rose above the hate, building vibrant Black communities against incredible odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDriving the Green Book\u003c\/em\u003e is a vital work of national history as well as a hopeful chronicle of Black resilience and resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book contains 25 outstanding black and white photos and ephemera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the Publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e"}