Mapping The Michigan Green Book

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Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History - Chase Gallery
315 East Warren Avenue
Detroit, MI, USA
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May 19, 2023 - Dec 31, 2023
2023-05-19 00:00:002023-12-31 00:00:00America/DetroitMapping The Michigan Green BookInspired by The Negro Motorist Green Book, this exhibition explores the way Black Detroiters vacationed with a specific focus on Michigan.  Mapping the Michigan Green Book explores the way Black Detroiters vacationed with a specific focus on Michigan sites found in the Negro Motorist Green Book. The exhibition will feature images and stories about leisure spaces like Idlewild, Woodlawn Park, and Covert, Michigan. Some of these leisure communities are still operational and provide the Black community with a safe place to vacation free from harassment, violence, and discrimination. Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History - Chase Gallery
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Inspired by The Negro Motorist Green Book, this exhibition explores the way Black Detroiters vacationed with a specific focus on Michigan.

 Mapping the Michigan Green Book explores the way Black Detroiters vacationed with a specific focus on Michigan sites found in the Negro Motorist Green Book. The exhibition will feature images and stories about leisure spaces like Idlewild, Woodlawn Park, and Covert, Michigan. Some of these leisure communities are still operational and provide the Black community with a safe place to vacation free from harassment, violence, and discrimination. 

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