Green Book: The Most Important Guidebook Ever Published w/ Candacy Taylor

Zero To Travel Podcast

Jason Moore

Society & Culture, Business, Entrepreneurship, Places & Travel

4.6 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2022

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Have you ever considered how history has helped shape the present narrative when it comes to travel? Today I am joined by award-winning author, photographer, and cultural documentarian, Candacy Taylor, to talk about how a simple guidebook transformed travel for Black Americans in the Jim Crow segregation era. Candacy shares her experience traveling to different Green Book sites across the United States to write her book Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America. She also opens up about how her experiences with travel as a young adult and her background as an artist shaped her present-day journey as a storyteller and cultural documentarian. If you are curious about how you can impact change in your own circle, get a glimpse into the difficulties Black families have faced when traveling, and see a side of activism and entrepreneurship not typically discussed, then you do not want to miss this episode. What type of legacy do you want to leave? I'd love to hear about it and hope you will share by sending me an audio message. Premium Passport: Want access to the private Zero To Travel podcast feed, a bonus episode every month (decided on by YOU), exclusive content, direct access to me to answer your questions, and more? Click Here To Try Premium Passport For Only $1 Tune In To Learn: What it means to be a culturual documentarian The process Candacy uses to pursue a new project What exactly is a Green Book and where to find them Why Candacy’s roots as an artist play a big role in her current creations The important lessons learned on her first road trip as an adult Why solo car travel has played an important role in Candacy’s projects About Black travel guides created before The Green Book How The Green Book gained traction and became widespread The best part of creating The Green Book Project Why being willing to get uncomfortable will help change the current narrative How to make connections through humanness Candacy’s favorite U.S. road trip spots What’s next for Candacy Taylor And so much more Resources: Join Zero To Travel Premium Passport Learn more about Candace's projects at Taylor Made Culture Get a copy of Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America Check out more of the Green Book Project Visit the Negro Motorist Green Book Exhibit Look inside a Green Book Location Indie Want More? Travel Role Models and The Minority Nomad w/ Erick Prince The Location Free Lifestyle With Melody from Black Digital Nomad Choosing The Travel Life w/ Rachel Hill

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1:08.0	supporting today's show. The Green book was a guidebook created by Victor Hugo Green and published from 1936 to
1:14.4	1966. The book existed to serve African American travelers during the Jim Crow era.
1:19.8	In Victor's words, the guide was meant to give travelers, quote, information that will
1:24.3	keep him from running into difficulties, embarrassments, and to make his
1:28.2	trip more enjoyable." End quote.
1:31.3	The guidebook helped travelers navigate the logistical complexities of travel during racial
1:35.8	segregation by listing accommodation and food establishments that would serve African Americans,
1:40.8	and it helped travelers avoid dangerous sundown towns where violence and death
1:44.7	could happen on any given day. In honor of Black History Month, I wanted to share with you the
1:50.7	history and some of the stories behind this incredibly important guidebook, the Green Book,
1:55.4	and we're doing that by bringing on one of the world's foremost experts. Her name is Candacea
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