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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

NYTimes - A Travel Guide From the Jim Crow Era

Some questions here to go with this related New York Times article, "The Open Road Wasn't Quite Open to All" by Celia McGee.
"For almost three decades beginning in 1936, many African-American travelers relied on a booklet to help them decide where they could comfortably eat, sleep, buy gas, find a tailor or beauty parlor, shop on a honeymoon to Niagara Falls, or go out at night. In 1949, when the guide was 80 pages, there were five recommended hotels in Atlanta. In Cheyenne, Wyo., the Barbeque Inn was the place to stay..."


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