Hear an excerpt from the new book, How We Can Win: Race, History, and Changing the Money Game That's Rigged. In it, author and activist Kimberly Jones delves into the impacts of systemic racism, revealing how her formative years in Chicago gave

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Book Preview: Buses Are A Comin'

Apr 27th, 2021 23m 31s

Although Driving the Green Book is over, today we're sharing a clip from another powerful story about the fight for racial equality. The new book Buses Are A Comin' by Charles Person is an account of the Freedom Riders movement, written by the

The Lorraine Motel

Nov 16th, 2020 28m 56s

Now a National Civil Rights Monument, and best-known as the site where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee hosted not only civil rights leaders, but a range of famous musicians and black celebr

Ghost Towns

Nov 9th, 2020 32m 8s

Places like Paradise Valley in Detroit and Idlewild, Michigan, catered to African American communities, whether it be to create a thriving district of Black-owned businesses or allow your family to take a trip where you could be comfortable and

Preserving History

Nov 2nd, 2020 24m 30s

The A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham, Alabama was considered top-tier lodging for African Americans and an epicenter for the civil rights movement during its heyday in the 1950s. In this episode we learn about the preservation efforts being unde

A Place to Put It

Oct 26th, 2020 25m 44s

We explore the emotional legacy of The Negro Motorist Green Book and the inherited wisdom passed down from generation to generation. We also hear from some of the artists and writers of today who have been inspired by and continue the work of t

The Elders, Living History

3 Oct 19th, 2020 30m 5s

The elders who lived through segregation pass down the wisdom and knowledge they gained as they learned to safely navigate extremely tense, frightening, and humiliating situations. In this episode we learn from their example and find ways to mo

The Nettles of Nashville

Oct 12th, 2020 26m 6s

We head to Nashville to trace the legacy of Jim Crow, segregation, and The Negro Motorist Green Book through different generations of one family: The Nettles. We also pay tribute to the female entrepreneurs who provided vital services to the Af

Mother Wit

Oct 5th, 2020 30m 51s

How did Black travelers use Mother Wit—common sense insights—to help them survive during the Jim Crow era? We hear how this intuition helped individuals and families navigate the roads, stay safe, and build networks and businesses that provided

Little Harlem, MS

Sep 28th, 2020 27m 45s

We head to Jackson, Mississippi where we hear local residents and a former Motown musician reminisce about the vivacity of Farish Street—the historic Black business district also known as “Little Harlem.”Visit www.drivingthegreenbook.com or f

Victor and Alma

Sep 22nd, 2020 25m 17s

Alma and Victor Hugo Green created The Negro Motorist Green Book to reduce the frustrations of African Americans traveling by car around the country. We visit the Schomburg Center in Harlem, New York to see the Green Book archive for ourselves

In the Time of the Green Book

1 Sep 14th, 2020 26m 3s

Host Alvin Hall and associate producer Janeé Woods Weber take you on a trip from Detroit to New Orleans, stopping at locations listed in The Negro Motorist Green Book along the way. They hear stories from people who lived through the era of Jim

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Introducing: Driving the Green Book

Sep 1st, 2020 3m 49s

What was it really like to travel as a Black person in America during the era of Jim Crow laws and segregation? Join host Alvin Hall and producer Janée Woods Weber as they drive south from Detroit to New Orleans. Along the way, they collect pow

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Coming Soon

Jun 22nd, 2020 2m 40s

Starting September 15, join award-winning BBC broadcaster Alvin Hall on an audio journey from Detroit to New Orleans, as he collects powerful personal testimony from Black people about the historic travel guide The Negro Motorist's Green Book.