{"product_id":"overground-railroad-the-green-book-and-the-roots-of-black-travel-in-america-candacy-taylor-paperback","title":"Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America -- Candacy Taylor, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book, \u003ci\u003eOverground Railroad\u003c\/i\u003e explores the historical role and residual impact of the \u003ci\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/i\u003e, the \"Bible of Black Travel\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Published from 1936 to 1967, during the Jim Crow years and into the civil rights movement, when travel for black America was difficult and dangerous, the \u003ci\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/i\u003e was an ingenious solution to a horrific problem. It listed hotels, restaurants, gas stations, stores, nightclubs, and other businesses across the United States that were safe for black people to patronize. \u003ci\u003eOverground Railroad\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the stories behind--and contained within--Victor Green's guide, tracing its history and revealing the contemporary events that helped shape how black people endured and triumphed despite incredible obstacles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Candacy Taylor drove through the neighborhoods where \u003ci\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/i\u003e sites once thrived. Her work documents the scars that redlining, urban renewal, gentrification, and mass incarceration have left on these communities. Although less than 5 percent of Green Book businesses are still operating, these sites of sanctuary symbolize black ingenuity, resourcefulness, strength, entrepreneurship, and resilience. \u003ci\u003eOverground Railroad\u003c\/i\u003e tells the untold story of black travel, offering readers a rich opportunity to reexamine America's story of segregation, black migration, and the rise of the black leisure class.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Candacy Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abrams Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.50w x 1.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419786211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e523606 \/ Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCANDACY TAYLOR\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author, photographer, and cultural documentarian. Her work has been featured in more than fifty eighty media outlets, including \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOprah\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e. She curated \u003ci\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/i\u003e, a traveling exhibition by the Smithsonian, and has received numerous fellowships and grant awards, including those from the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Park Service, and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Taylor has driven more than half a million miles documenting American culture, and after learning about the Green Book, she never looked at travel, or even America, the same way again. Taylor lives in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Candacy Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471684813028,"sku":"9781419786211","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781419786211.jpg?v=1777086863","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/overground-railroad-the-green-book-and-the-roots-of-black-travel-in-america-candacy-taylor-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}