1938-1967
The Negro Traveler’s Green Book, a guidebook for African-American travelers, was published by New York City mailman Victor Hugo Green in response to pervasive and widespread racial discrimination during the pre Civil Rights-era. Green’s guide featured hotels, restaurants, service stations and other places where African-Americans could count on being served. This web site allows you to explore these sites by year, state, establishment type, and owner.
States
Delve into the guidebooks by state. Information on sites in the highlighted states is currently available, with more coming soon. 
Explore the sites by type to learn about the hotels, tourist homes, restaurants, and nightclubs that served African American travelers.
Explore the published issues by year to learn how the Green Book developed over time.
Explore the sites’ owners and operators to learn about the people behind the places.
The Project
The Architecture of the Negro Traveler’s Green Book is a public architectural history project that studies the sites listed in The Green Book to discover their history and support their preservation.
The project is spearheaded by Anne Bruder, Architectural Historian (Maryland), Susan Hellman, Architectural Historian (Virginia) and Catherine W. Zipf, Architectural Historian (Rhode Island). Anne, Susan, and Catherine are proudly joined by a host of volunteer researchers.
The Architecture of the Negro Traveler’s Green Book is pleased to support other efforts that help bring this history to light.
