The Supreme Court created a legal precedent to divide Americans by race with its 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision. Coupled with discriminatory Jim Crow laws and violently enforced segregation, African
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Victor Green, a Black mail carrier who lived in Harlem, was frustrated when he continually faced racism while traveling around the country in the 1930s. Hoping to protect himself and other Black travelers, Green came up with a guide that would make it easier to find safe places around the U.S. This guide, known as… Continue reading Colorado Historians Advocate For State And National Recognition Of Green Book Sites