Ruth and the Green Book |
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| Author:
| Ramsey, Calvin Alexander |
| Illustrator:
| Cooper, Floyd |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4677-6745-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Carolrhoda Books |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $29.32 |
Book Description:
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Ruth was so excited to take a trip in her family's new car! In the early 1950s, few African Americans could afford to buy cars, so this would be an adventure. But she soon found out that black travelers weren't treated very well in some towns. Many hotels and gas stations refused service to black people. Daddy was upset about something called Jim Crow laws ... Finally, a friendly attendant at a gas station showed Ruth's family The Green Book Ruth's story is fiction, but The Green Book...
More DescriptionRuth was so excited to take a trip in her family's new car! In the early 1950s, few African Americans could afford to buy cars, so this would be an adventure. But she soon found out that black travelers weren't treated very well in some towns. Many hotels and gas stations refused service to black people. Daddy was upset about something called Jim Crow laws ... Finally, a friendly attendant at a gas station showed Ruth's family The Green Book Ruth's story is fiction, but The Green Book and its role in helping a generation of African American travelers avoid some of the indignities of Jim Crow are historical fact