On American Highways II: A brief history of the Negro Motorist Green Book

July 11, 2018 00:33:29
On American Highways II: A brief history of the Negro Motorist Green Book
Deviate
On American Highways II: A brief history of the Negro Motorist Green Book

Jul 11 2018 | 00:33:29

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Hosted By

Rolf Potts

Show Notes

“The traditional black experience is not the traditional white experience, so until we recognize that I don’t think it’s going change. But I think that is the first hurdle—compassion and consciousness.” – Candacy Taylor

Candacy Taylor (@candacytaylor) is a writer, photographer and cultural critic. She is the founder of Taylor Made Culture.

In this episode of Deviate, Rolf and Candacy discuss the African American experience along Route 66 (2:30); the history of The Negro Motorist Green Book (15:00); and the current travel issues facing African Americans (27:30).

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The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel’s 2017 album Lumber.

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