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Hampton beach designated with first Virginia Green Book Location marker

Dozens gathered on the Peninsula Thursday for the unveiling of Virginia's first Green Book location marker.

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Former Hampton hotel receives Virginia s first historic marker for Green Book locations – The Virginian-Pilot

The history of the Bay Shore Hotel, a popular Hampton Roads destination and "home away from home" for Black Americans during a time of racist segregation laws, is getting renewed attention due it its inclusion in the "Green Book." Virginia officials installed the first plaque in the state commemorating historic "Green Book" locations at the site of the former Hampton hotel.

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First Green Book Historic Plaque Unveiled in Hampton

New plaque on historical highway marker at Hampton’s Bay Shore Beach to commemorate site featured in Virginia's Green Book

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Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Unveiling of First Green Book Historic Plaques

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Unveiling of First Green Book Historic Plaques
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First Virginia Green Book historic plaque installed at popular Black hotel in Hampton

In the mid-1900s, Black Americans who traveled were provided the same services as whites, but in separate locations.

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