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Teacher Resource PageBackground on ‘How the Shoe Box Came into Existence’Jim Crow LawsThe term "Jim Crow" refers to a set of laws passed in many U.S. states, predominantly in the South, that placed severe restrictions on the rights and privileges of African Americans. Laws often consisted of the denial of voting rights, the maintenance of separate schools, and other forms of separation between races. Example of Jim Crow LawsAlabama This law was put in place in 1934."It shall be unlawful to conduct a restaurant or other place for the serving of food in the city, at which white and colored people are served in the same room, unless such white and colored persons are effectually separated by a solid partition extending from the floor upward to a distance of seven feet or higher, and unless a separate entrance from the street is provided for each compartment."254508067488Victor Hugo Green 1892 – 1960He was an African American postal employee from Harlem, New York City. He developed and wrote 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 that were friendly to African American people in many places, including outside the South. Green included hotels and restaurants that did business with African Americans during the time of Jim Crow laws and racial segregation in the United States.The Negro Motorist Green Book and later as The Negro Travelers' Green Book were published from 1936 to 1966.00Victor Hugo Green 1892 – 1960He was an African American postal employee from Harlem, New York City. He developed and wrote 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 that were friendly to African American people in many places, including outside the South. Green included hotels and restaurants that did business with African Americans during the time of Jim Crow laws and racial segregation in the United States.The Negro Motorist Green Book and later as The Negro Travelers' Green Book were published from 1936 to 1966. ................
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