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Transcripts For CSPAN3 Green Book Chronicles 20160323

This wasnt a history that you could find. Betty at first was surprised there was such a thing as a black marine. You dont believe it, ask a tuskegee airman. Hell tell you. Victor green was a mailman for 40 years, lived in harlem, lived right across the street from duke ellington. Victor green was a man with a seventh grade education yet he put together a publication that touched all aspects of life. My parents liked to travel. They figured that was helpful for our education. The thing was, finding the black section of town and you used the green book to find places to eat so i always knew that we couldnt stay places. Mr. Green was distinguished and even as a child, a very lovely man, and i would say it was unusual to have a black client working with a white printer. The green book, my dad found what was the first place that he could stay between new orleans and the end of the drive for that first day. And the next day we drove all the way to miami and we stayed at the
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Transcripts For CSPAN3 Lectures In History 20160323

I saw a lot of hands. Okay. I was curious about hotels in new york. I mean i know my parents stayed at one of the few hotels in new york that allowed black people to stay there. Well, you know, it was different. Like up where i interviewed paula, up at the polo grounds, she mentioned in her building at one time walter white from the naacp, Thurgood Marshal stayed there, judge bruce wright stayed there at one time in that building. But further up is a building count 555. Gnat king cole would come in town and he couldnt stay in town. He could playdown town but couldnt stay downtown. What years were your parents stay ting there . They got married in 54. Well you know, i guess it happens. But i know i read his article not too long ago that hairy bell fon taye was having a hard time finding a place. He ended up buying the building and sold the penthouse to lena horne. Thats how he was able to get in the upper westside. Do you know th ....

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