Green, Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Green (1892–1960) was an African American postal worker, travel writer, and civil rights advocate best known as the creator of The Negro Motorist Green Book. Green worked as a letter carrier based in Hackensack, New Jersey, where his experiences delivering mail and interacting with Black travelers helped him recognize the urgent need for reliable information on safe travel during the era of Jim Crow segregation. In 1937, Green published the first edition of the Green Book as a modest 16-page pamphlet. The guide listed hotels, restaurants, gas stations, and private homes where African Americans could safely eat, sleep, and travel. Over the following decades, it expanded into a widely used national resource, eventually growing into a comprehensive travel guide of more than 100 pages. Distributed through Black businesses and Esso gas stations, the Green Book played a critical role in supporting Black mobility, dignity, and economic participation across the United States until the Civil Rights era. Hugo listed three locations in his Green Book; W.E. Beverage on Williams Street, Lincoln Tavern on Englewood Ave, and Dwight Manor Garage on Van Brunt. 

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August 23, 1958

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