New outdoor exhibits display Springfield s Black history
NATALIE PIERRE, State Journal-Register
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1of5Stacey Grundy describes the Negro Motorist Green-Book exhibit feature inside the Route History museum and visitors center city in Springfield, Ill., Friday, July 9, 2021. The Negro Motorist Green-Book provided a list of hotels, guest houses, service stations, drug stores, taverns, barber shops and restaurants that were known to be safe ports for Black travelers during the Jim Crow-era of the United States. Route History highlights stories around the Black experience on historic Route 66 and is located on East Cook Street. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)Justin L. Fowler/APShow MoreShow Less
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