‘THE GREEN BOOK’ SUBJECT OF EXHIBIT AT ILLINOIS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM
HOLOCAUST MUSEUM
BY TIA CAROL JONES
about the creation of “The Green Book.” Through Taylor’s research, she has discovered more than 10,000 businesses that were included in the Green Book.
Chicago area. Chicago features very prominently, most specifically in Bronzeville and the businesses that were in Bronzeville,” she said.
an interactive feature that lets visitors plan their own trip. It also features objects from businesses that were listed in the travel guide, which Taylor collected, and large scale photographs
of Black people during the eras listed in the book on vacation and living their lives.
were living during the Jim Crow Era, of all of the oppression, segregation, and violence they could be met with, and yet, still, these people wanted to travel and enjoy life and experience the joy of travel,” Weininger said.
in the widest audience possible to learn about “The Green
Book,” but while they’re here, to maybe learn a little bit
more about Holocaust history,” she said.
located at 9603 Woods Drive, in Skokie, Ill.
formation about the Museum and its exhibits, visit h ttps://
www.ilholocaustmuseum.org.
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