| Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights Contributor(s): Sorin, Gretchen (Author) |
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ISBN: 163149869X ISBN-13: 9781631498695 Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | African American - Travel | Food, Lodging & Transportation - Road Travel - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 323.119 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" (0.60 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Driving While Black demonstrates that the car--the ultimate symbol of independence and possibility--has always held particular importance for African Americans, allowing black families to evade the dangers presented by an entrenched racist society and to enjoy, in some measure, the freedom of the open road. Melding new archival research with her family's story, Gretchen Sorin recovers a lost history, demonstrating how, when combined with black travel guides--including the famous Green Book--the automobile encouraged a new way of resisting oppression. |
