Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights

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.

Author: Gretchen Sorin
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Published: 12/29/2020
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781631498695
ISBN10: 163149869X
BISAC Categories:
- History | African American & Black
- Travel | Food, Lodging & Transportation | Road Travel
- History | United States | 20th Century