The book also includes an author's note, endnotes, bibliography, timeline, and index. Join us for a presentation on the history of the Underground Railroad, which helped enslaved people escape to freedom, and the Overground Railroad. This young reader's edition of Candacy Taylor’s critically acclaimed adult book Overground Railroad includes her own photographs of Green Book sites, as well as archival photographs and interviews with people who owned and used these facilities. Overground Railroad is, as Lesa notes, a story of people who were running from and running to at the same time, and its a story that will stay with readers.

It took courage to be listed in the Green Book, and the stories from those who took a stand against racial segregation are recorded and celebrated. 1 The network was assisted by abolitionists and others sympathetic to the cause of the escapees. It was used by enslaved African Americans primarily to escape into free states and Canada.

It was a resourceful and innovative solution to a horrific problem. The Underground Railroad was a network of clandestine routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early- to the mid-19th century. The Green Book listed hotels, restaurants, department stores, gas stations, recreational destinations, and other businesses that were safe for Black travelers. The Underground Railroad was a network of clandestine routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early- to the mid-19th century. Because of segregation, Black travelers couldn’t eat, sleep, or even get gas at most white-owned businesses. The first book to explore the historical role and residual impact of the Green Book, a travel guide for black motorists. Overground Railroad chronicles the history of the Green Book, which was published from 1936 to 1966 and was the “Black travel guide to America.” For years, it was dangerous for African Americans to travel in the United States.

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