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Segregation was not just a Southern phenomenon, it was a national issue. Explore the spatial history of racial segregation and discover how it connects to our communities today: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
One part of racial segregation missing from modern social science research is dehumanization. For example, Black people were not allowed into car dealerships, lest they touch the new cars. My uncle (colorfully) describes that here: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap
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January 9, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Did You Know: More than 90% of hotels in the United States refused to take reservations from Black guests? The Green Book Project tells the story Black travel during Jim Crow. Share your story and contribute to the Community Map: greenbookproject.osu.edu
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February 9, 2026 at 1:47 PM
We are proud to officially launch The Green Book Project Website today! Explore the rich history of Black
travel and business during the Jim Crow era and add your own Green Book story to our interactive map:

greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu

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August 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
How did Black families travel during Jim Crow? Learn the history, explore the data and read the research. The contribute your story— use your hometown and add your story, or your family’s story, to the Community Map.

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September 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Hotels, restaurants, pools, parks, gas stations, restrooms, drinking fountains and roadside stops were not equally open to all Americans. The Green Book Project archives the data and memorializes this important history of segregation greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject
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October 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This Black History Month, we invite you to explore the rich and complex history of Black travel during legal racial segregation. The Green Book Project serves as an archives and community project. Share your story here: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject
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February 1, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Every Green Book site tells a story of surviving Jim Crow. From barbershops to restaurants to hotels to gas stations, these places made travel safer. Add your memories to the Community Map to create collective history:
greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu

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October 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The history of Black travel during Jim Crow is archived at the Green Book Project. Contribute to that history. Know a neighbor or elder with Green Book memories? Invite them to share their story.

Submission form here: greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu

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September 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
During Jim Crow, everything from restaraunts to stores to hotels to pharmacies to gas stations required making safe choices. They shaped every trip a Black person made. We document that history, and you can add your story to it here #CommunityMap: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #EconSky
November 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Through segregation, violence, redlining, and sundown towns, Black families traveled. How did they know where to go? What places were safe? What places were welcoming? Search the data on this important part of American history: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap
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October 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
In a world of Sundown Towns where Black people weren’t allowed after nightfall, Green Book businesses were tiny spots of light. Traveling while Black was about survival. The Green Book Project documents that history:
greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky
December 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The Green Book Project is open for educators and the public. Your contributions can preserve and extend this important history of survival during the legal segregation of Jim Crow.

Add to the community map: greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu

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September 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
During Jim Crow, safety at hotels, restaurants, and gas stations was not guaranteed. Travel was inherently dangerous for Black Americans. Every route was planned with care. Trace the routes on the Green Book website: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky
December 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Black Americans navigated Jim Crow through guides like the Green Books by sharing their experiences. Know a Green Book establishment? Share your memories, and upload photos or documents. Your contribution makes the archive complete. greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap
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December 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Understanding how Black Americans got to where they are today, requires understanding Black history. The Green Book Project is a place to share the rich historical journey of Black Americans finding dignity during the Jim Crow era:

greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject
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October 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Did You Know: During the 1950s, more than 90% of all hotels in the United States would not take a reservation from a Black person? The Green Book Project maps the geography of racial segregation. Look for the places here:
greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject
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January 12, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Segregation in public accommodations was second class economic citizenship. A dollar in the hands of a Black person did not come with the same rights to spend it that others had. Explore the history of this limited citizenship here: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky
October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The Green Book Project website archives the Green Book locations, documenting the history of Black travel during Jim Crow. Do you have memories of Green Book locations? We’d love to hear your story! greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu #GreenBookProject
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September 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
During Jim Crow, Black children learned very early which routes and places were safe for them and which were not. See the maps and add your story to this historical project:
greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky
November 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
How did Black families travel during the Jim Crow era? Learn the history, explore the data and contribute. Start local: search your city on the Community Map, and add your story to this living history.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This project documents Black travel networks & resilience. Your memories can power the research! Learn more and add to this growing body of work: greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu
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How did Black families travel during Jim Crow? Learn the history
September 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Explore the rich and complex history of Black travel during Jim Crow on the Green Book Project Website. greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu
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January 23, 2026 at 12:57 PM
From threats of violence to racially segregated restaurants to sundown towns, holiday travel required careful, deliberate planning from Black people. The Green Book project documents this history, and you can add your story as well: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky
December 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The Green Book Project hosts a community map, an open-source archive of places that did not segregate. Help us make the map accurate. Include addresses, years, and any sources if you have them.

Submit a listing:
greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu

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September 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM