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''The '''Green Book''''', also known as '''''The Negro Motorist Green Book''''', and later, '''''The Negro Travelers’ Green Book''''', was a travel guide for African Americans, published from 1936 to 1966. The annual guide was designed to show businesses that did not discriminate against Black travelers. The book was named after its founder Victor Hugo Green.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/green-book-properties-listed-in-the-national-register-of-historic-places.htm|title=Green Book Properties Listed in the National Register of Historic Places|last=|first=|publishdate=|publisher=National Park Service|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=March 24, 2023}}</ref>
''The '''Green Book''''', also known as '''''The Negro Motorist Green Book''''', and later, '''''The Negro Travelers’ Green Book''''', was a travel guide for African Americans, published from 1936 to 1966. The annual guide was designed to show businesses that did not discriminate against Black travelers. The book was named after its founder Victor Hugo Green.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/green-book-properties-listed-in-the-national-register-of-historic-places.htm|title=Green Book Properties Listed in the National Register of Historic Places|last=|first=|publishdate=|publisher=National Park Service|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=March 24, 2023}}</ref>
Prior to ''The Green Book'', African Americans relied on word-of-mouth and on newspapers such as ''The Richmond Planet'' and ''The Norfolk Journal and Guide'' for travel recommendations. Out-of-state newspapers included vacation sections with advertisements for places to visit in Virginia. Likewise, Virginia papers also advertised sites outside the commonwealth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://community.village.virginia.edu/greenbooks/states/virginia/|title=Virginia: Traveling Safely in the Old Dominion|last=|first=|publishdate=March 23, 2023|publisher=The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities; University of Virginia|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=March 23, 2023}}</ref>


Today, according to Architectural Historian Jennifer Reut, an expert participant with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, it is estimated that less than 20 percent of the sites listed in ''The Green Book'' are still extant. Fewer have been documented, maintained, or preserved. Communities and advocates across the country are working together to identify and collect the stories of the events and people that sustained the Green Book sites. Twenty individual listed properties in the National Register of Historic Places have been identified as being in the Green Book.<ref name=":0" />
Today, according to Architectural Historian Jennifer Reut, an expert participant with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, it is estimated that less than 20 percent of the sites listed in ''The Green Book'' are still extant. Fewer have been documented, maintained, or preserved. Communities and advocates across the country are working together to identify and collect the stories of the events and people that sustained the Green Book sites. Twenty individual listed properties in the National Register of Historic Places have been identified as being in the Green Book.<ref name=":0" />
'''Joker's Barber Shop:''' (Extant); Located at N 4th Street, adjacent to a house owned by Ellard and Mae Jackson. Ellard was a dentist, as was his father, J.A., who built the house. The Jacksons provided welcome refuge for Black students at the [[University of Virginia]]. The students ate home-cooked meals and watched television with the Jackson family on Saturday nights. Source: Miller, Ed; "The Underground Refuge," Virginia: The UVA Magazine, summer 2021, pg. 47.
'''Paramount (hotel):''' W. Main Street (Demolished); According to the [[1930]] Charlottesville City Directory, the Paramount Hotel was located at 278 West Main Street. This address no longer exists due to development of the site. 
'''Alexander's tourist home:''' (Extant); 413 Dyce Street 
'''Chauffeur's Rest tourist home:''' 129 Preston Ave (Demolished); 
'''Virginia Inn:''' W. Main Street; The only African Americans living on West Main Street in the 1940 census is the Lewis family: Nancy, age 55, whose address is rear 1102; Clarissa, head of household, age 31, whose address is 1102. Also in Clarissa's household are her husband William, age 29, and daughter Mildred Shorter, age 15. If this family did operate the Virginia Inn out of their household, and there is no firm evidence of that, it has been demolished. The business is not listed in City Directories or noted on the 1955 Sanborn Insurance map.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://community.village.virginia.edu/greenbooks/content/virginia-inn|title=Virginia Inn|last=|first=|publishdate=March 24, 2023|publisher=The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities; University of Virginia|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=March 24, 2023}}</ref>
'''Apex Beauty Parlor:''' 211 W. Main
'''Carver Inn (hotel):''' 701 Preston Avenue (Demolished); The Carver Inn was listed in City Directories from 1950 - 1972. In 1950, 1951, and 1953, the Apex Beauty Parlor and the Carver Inn are both listed at 701 Preston Ave.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://community.village.virginia.edu/greenbooks/content/carver-inn-hotel|title=Carver Inn (hotel)|last=|first=|publishdate=March 24, 2023|publisher=The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities; University of Virginia|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=March 24, 2023}}</ref>
'''[[Jefferson Theatre]]''': 110 E. Main (Extant); The original Jefferson Theatre served as a vaudeville house, cinema, as well as a venue for live performances. It was restored and reopened in 2009.
'''[[Paramount Theater|Paramount Theatre]]:''' 215 East Main Street (Extant); The Paramount served as a movie theater from 1931-1974; it is now a performing arts venue.
'''Odd Fellows Dance Hall:''' The Odd Fellows are one of the earliest and oldest fraternal societies. Most often, the groups provided benefits related to illness, death, and other family matters. In part of the county, the Odd Fellows Lodge served as a health and life insurance agency for the African-American community. The Great Depression and the introduction of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal brought a decline in membership.


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Latest revision as of 21:38, 24 March 2023

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "The Travelers' Green Book: 1960" New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections nypl.org

The Green Book, also known as The Negro Motorist Green Book, and later, The Negro Travelers’ Green Book, was a travel guide for African Americans, published from 1936 to 1966. The annual guide was designed to show businesses that did not discriminate against Black travelers. The book was named after its founder Victor Hugo Green.[1]

Prior to The Green Book, African Americans relied on word-of-mouth and on newspapers such as The Richmond Planet and The Norfolk Journal and Guide for travel recommendations. Out-of-state newspapers included vacation sections with advertisements for places to visit in Virginia. Likewise, Virginia papers also advertised sites outside the commonwealth.[2]

Today, according to Architectural Historian Jennifer Reut, an expert participant with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, it is estimated that less than 20 percent of the sites listed in The Green Book are still extant. Fewer have been documented, maintained, or preserved. Communities and advocates across the country are working together to identify and collect the stories of the events and people that sustained the Green Book sites. Twenty individual listed properties in the National Register of Historic Places have been identified as being in the Green Book.[1]

Joker's Barber Shop: (Extant); Located at N 4th Street, adjacent to a house owned by Ellard and Mae Jackson. Ellard was a dentist, as was his father, J.A., who built the house. The Jacksons provided welcome refuge for Black students at the University of Virginia. The students ate home-cooked meals and watched television with the Jackson family on Saturday nights. Source: Miller, Ed; "The Underground Refuge," Virginia: The UVA Magazine, summer 2021, pg. 47.

Paramount (hotel): W. Main Street (Demolished); According to the 1930 Charlottesville City Directory, the Paramount Hotel was located at 278 West Main Street. This address no longer exists due to development of the site.

Alexander's tourist home: (Extant); 413 Dyce Street

Chauffeur's Rest tourist home: 129 Preston Ave (Demolished);

Virginia Inn: W. Main Street; The only African Americans living on West Main Street in the 1940 census is the Lewis family: Nancy, age 55, whose address is rear 1102; Clarissa, head of household, age 31, whose address is 1102. Also in Clarissa's household are her husband William, age 29, and daughter Mildred Shorter, age 15. If this family did operate the Virginia Inn out of their household, and there is no firm evidence of that, it has been demolished. The business is not listed in City Directories or noted on the 1955 Sanborn Insurance map.[3]

Apex Beauty Parlor: 211 W. Main

Carver Inn (hotel): 701 Preston Avenue (Demolished); The Carver Inn was listed in City Directories from 1950 - 1972. In 1950, 1951, and 1953, the Apex Beauty Parlor and the Carver Inn are both listed at 701 Preston Ave.[4]

Jefferson Theatre: 110 E. Main (Extant); The original Jefferson Theatre served as a vaudeville house, cinema, as well as a venue for live performances. It was restored and reopened in 2009.

Paramount Theatre: 215 East Main Street (Extant); The Paramount served as a movie theater from 1931-1974; it is now a performing arts venue.

Odd Fellows Dance Hall: The Odd Fellows are one of the earliest and oldest fraternal societies. Most often, the groups provided benefits related to illness, death, and other family matters. In part of the county, the Odd Fellows Lodge served as a health and life insurance agency for the African-American community. The Great Depression and the introduction of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal brought a decline in membership.


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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Web. Green Book Properties Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, retrieved March 24, 2023.
  2. Web. Virginia: Traveling Safely in the Old Dominion, The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities; University of Virginia, March 23, 2023, retrieved March 23, 2023.
  3. Web. Virginia Inn, The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities; University of Virginia, March 24, 2023, retrieved March 24, 2023.
  4. Web. Carver Inn (hotel), The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities; University of Virginia, March 24, 2023, retrieved March 24, 2023.

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