13 episodes
Driving the Green Book Macmillan Podcasts
-
- Society & Culture
-
-
4.0 • 1K Ratings
-
Award-winning broadcaster and educator Alvin Hall hits the road alongside activist and social justice trainer Janée Woods Weber. They drive from Detroit to New Orleans, collecting powerful, personal testimony about how Black Americans used the historic travel guide The Negro Motorist's Green Book during the height of segregation as a vital resource to quell fears, find safe havens, and travel with dignity. As he drives the Green Book, Alvin unearths both inspiring and heartbreaking tales that tell a different story from what Hollywood would have you believe. Driving the Green Book is a living history podcast that preserves a powerful legacy and honors the stories of those who lived through the era, supported and uplifted each other, and fought for equality. Please be sure to explore the Green Book on our exclusive Apple Maps Guide at apple.co/explorethegreenbook, listen to the show's Apple Music Playlist at apple.co/listentothegreenbook, and find recommended reading in Apple Books at apple.co/alvinhallcollection.
-
In the Time of the Green Book
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 Crow laws and segregation about the harassment they received on cross-country road trips and in their own cities.
Visit www.drivingthegreenbook.com or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/greenbookpod for more, including bonus content, photos, and transcripts.
Explore the Green Book on our exclusive Apple Maps Guide at https://apple.co/explorethegreenbook.
Listen to the show's Apple Music Playlist at https://apple.co/listentothegreenbook.
Find recommended reading in Apple Books at https://apple.co/alvinhallcollection.
To share your own Green Book stories with us, email greenbook@macmillan.com. -
Victor and Alma
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 and learn about the creators’ aspirations for the guide and their hope that one day they would no longer need to publish it.
Visit www.drivingthegreenbook.com or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/greenbookpod for more, including bonus content, photos, and transcripts.
Explore the Green Book on our exclusive Apple Maps Guide at https://apple.co/explorethegreenbook.
Listen to the show's Apple Music Playlist at https://apple.co/listentothegreenbook.
Find recommended reading in Apple Books at https://apple.co/alvinhallcollection.
To share your own Green Book stories with us, email greenbook@macmillan.com. -
Little Harlem, MS
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 follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/greenbookpod for more, including bonus content, photos, and transcripts.
Explore the Green Book on our exclusive Apple Maps Guide at https://apple.co/explorethegreenbook.
Listen to the show's Apple Music Playlist at https://apple.co/listentothegreenbook.
Find recommended reading in Apple Books at https://apple.co/alvinhallcollection.
To share your own Green Book stories with us, email greenbook@macmillan.com. -
Mother Wit
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 the services they were being denied.
Visit www.drivingthegreenbook.com or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/greenbookpod for more, including bonus content, photos, and transcripts.
Explore the Green Book on our exclusive Apple Maps Guide at https://apple.co/explorethegreenbook.
Listen to the show's Apple Music Playlist at https://apple.co/listentothegreenbook.
Find recommended reading in Apple Books at https://apple.co/alvinhallcollection.
To share your own Green Book stories with us, email greenbook@macmillan.com. -
The Nettles of Nashville
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 African American community, but went unrecognized in The Green Book and throughout history.
Visit www.drivingthegreenbook.com or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/greenbookpod for more, including bonus content, photos, and transcripts.
Explore the Green Book on our exclusive Apple Maps Guide at https://apple.co/explorethegreenbook.
Listen to the show's Apple Music Playlist at https://apple.co/listentothegreenbook.
Find recommended reading in Apple Books at https://apple.co/alvinhallcollection.
To share your own Green Book stories with us, email greenbook@macmillan.com. -
The Elders, Living History
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 move forward towards a more just future.
Visit www.drivingthegreenbook.com or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/greenbookpod for more, including bonus content, photos, and transcripts.
Explore the Green Book on our exclusive Apple Maps Guide at https://apple.co/explorethegreenbook.
Listen to the show's Apple Music Playlist at https://apple.co/listentothegreenbook.
Find recommended reading in Apple Books at https://apple.co/alvinhallcollection.
To share your own Green Book stories with us, email greenbook@macmillan.com.
Customer Reviews
Thank you.
Driving The Green Book is a podcast they everyone needs to listen to. What am maxing trip through our history, which we should never forget.
Thank you.
Engrossing
Driving the Green Book is a fantastic podcast. This is the best of what nonfiction/historical podcasts can be. It takes what little we learn from our textbooks, fleshes it out, and makes it very personal. Beautifully produced and very compelling.
Outstanding
Excellent storytelling of awful and triumphant times. These are stories that need to be heard. Thank you!