The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

A sober, illuminating history lesson that makes ordinary travel feel perilous, leaving you moved and quietly angry at what was once routine.

Directed by

Yoruba Richen

Genres

Documentary, History, Tv movie

Starring

Yoruba Richen, Delbert Hunt, Marquette Folley

Tagline

The essential travel guide for a segregated America

Overview

In 1936, Victor H. Green (1892-1960) published The Negro Motorist Green Book, a book that was both a travel guide and a survival manual, to help African-Americans navigate safe those regions of the United States where segregation and Jim Crow laws were disgracefully applied.

How it feels

Earnest, dark and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Race, survival, isolation, justice

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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