14 episodes

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.

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

    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.

    • 26 min
    Victor and Alma

    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.

    • 25 min
    Little Harlem, MS

    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.”

    • 27 min
    Mother Wit

    Mother Wit

    How did Black travelers use Mother Wit—common sense insights—to help them survive during the Jim Crow era?

    • 30 min
    The Nettles of Nashville

    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.

    • 26 min
    The Elders, Living History

    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.

    • 30 min

Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5
1K Ratings

1K Ratings

djthecat ,

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.

peter s s s ,

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.

FrankieBlu ,

Outstanding

Excellent storytelling of awful and triumphant times. These are stories that need to be heard. Thank you!

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