The Negro Motorist Green Book Exhibit
EXHIBIT OPEN DECEMBER 16TH, 2023 - MARCH 10TH, 2024
Available in the Hammer Gallery on the 1st Floor
The Negro Motorist Green Book was created by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in collaboration with Candacy Taylor
and made possible through the generous support of Exxon Mobil Corporation.
An exhibition developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in collaboration with award-winning author, photographer, and cultural documentarian, Candacy Taylor, offers an immersive look at the reality of travel for African Americans in mid-century America and how the annual guide served as an indispensable resource for the nation’s rising African American middle class and evidence of a vibrant business class. The Negro Motorist Green Book is made possible through the support of Exxon Mobil Corporation.
Images provided by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES)