American writer of The Green Book travel guides (1892–1960)
Victor Hugo Green
Green in 1956
Born
November 9, 1892
Manhattan, New York, United States
Died
16 October 1960(1960-10-16) (aged 67)
Manhattan, New York, United States
Resting place
Hackensack Cemetery, New Jersey
Occupation
Travel writer
Spouse
Alma S. Duke
(m. 1918)
Victor Hugo Green (November 9, 1892 – October 16, 1960) was an American postal employee and travel writer from Harlem, New York City,[1] best known for developing and writing what became known as The Green Book, a travel guide for African Americans in the United States. During the time the book was published, choices of lodging, restaurants and even gas stations were limited for black people in many places, both in the Southern United States and outside this region. The book was first published as The Negro Motorist Green Book and later as The Negro Travelers' Green Book. The books were published from 1936 to 1966.[2] He printed 15,000 copies each year.
In the 1930s, Green began his work by compiling data on stores and motels and gas stations in New York City area that welcomed black travelers, and published his first guide in 1936.[3] Green's guide was so popular that he immediately began to expand its coverage the next year to other US destinations, adding hotels and restaurants as well. After retiring from the Postal Service, Green continued to work on updating issues of The Green Book. In addition, he developed the related travel agency business he had established in 1947.
^"Green Book Video Transcript – Route 66". ncptt.nps.gov. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
^Emma Lacey-Bordeaux and Wayne Drash (February 25, 2011). "Travel guide helped African-Americans navigate tricky times". CNN. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
^Cite error: The named reference open was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
VictorHugoGreen (November 9, 1892 – October 16, 1960) was an American postal employee and travel writer from Harlem, New York City, best known for developing...
Motorist Green Book (also, The Negro Travelers' Green Book, or Green-Book) was a guidebook for African American roadtrippers. It was founded by VictorHugo Green...
African American postal worker from Harlem, New York, named VictorHugoGreen created the The Green Book for Black people to travel safely in the Southern...
John Dickson Carr – The Murder of Sir Edmund Godfrey VictorHugoGreen – The Negro Motorist Green Book (1st edn) Graham Greene – Journey Without Maps Richard...
Civil War soldier in the state of New Jersey VictorHugoGreen (1892–1960), publisher of The Negro Motorist Green Book travel guides Archibald C. Hart (1873–1935)...
accumulated four losses. Boxing record for VictorHugo Castro from BoxRec (registration required) VíctorHugo Castro at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com...
title By Order of the King from its subtitle in French) is a novel by VictorHugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title L'Homme qui...
VictorHugo. It was the first play presented at the Théâtre de la Renaissance and opened on November 8, 1838. Though considered by many to be Hugo’s best...
facsimile editions of The Negro Motorist Green-Book guides, originally published by VictorHugoGreen and his wife Alma Green from the 1930s to the 1960s to help...
The Hugo Award for Best Novel is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories published in, or translated to, English...
Victor Jack Maddern (16 March 1928 – 22 June 1993) was an English actor. He was described by The Telegraph as having "one of the most distinctive and eloquent...
opening of the previous year's award ceremony (pretending to be for the "VictorHugo Award") was nominated. An audiobook was nominated in 2009, another acceptance...
Victor Charles Buono (February 3, 1938 – January 1, 1982) was an American actor, comic, and briefly a recording artist. He was known for playing the villain...
The Hugo Award for Best Series is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories published or translated into English during...
The Hugo Award for Best Novella is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories published or translated into English during...
family The Hugo family are a group of Lemons that are based on the Yugo 45. VictorHugo (voiced by Stanley Townsend) is the leader of the Hugo family. During...
Ghost story The Green Man. He played the eponymous hero in Shine on Harvey Moon when the series was revived in 1995. In 2005, he played Hugo, an antique dealer...
Global Information