Fayetteville Cited in 'Negro Motorist Green Book'

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich

Published February 1, 2022 at 1:19 PM CST

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The "Green Book" was first published in 1936 as a guide for African-Americans to secure safe accommodations during Jim Crow segregation.

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The "Green Book," an early 20th century travel guide published annually during racial segregation revealed safe places for African-American travelers to stay, dine, as well as vacation. Fayetteville history writer, Dave Edmark researched how the town of Fayetteville, starting back in the 1930's, accommodated Black travelers — his findings published in Flashback, the quarterly journal of the Washington County Historical Society.