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)

 

Learn More

Learn more about ‘The Negro Motorist Green Book’ exhibit by visiting the Smithsonian website

See the Exhibit!

See ‘The Negro Motorist Green Book’ exhibit and more at the Petersen Automotive Museum