Shoutout to the amazing team who worked on these efforts: Cierra Yetts, Christyna Conway, B Dukes (They/Them), Nnamdi Oghedo, Jas P. We’ll create a collaborative board on the Pinterest travel hub and amplify the partnership to their audiences in hopes that people will see themselves on Pinterest. Overground Railroad chronicles the history of the Green Book, which was published from 1936 to 1966 and was the 'Black travel guide to America.' For years, it was dangerous for African Americans to travel in the United. Through inspired content, they help travelers discover, plan and experience new destinations. A young reader's edition of Candacy Taylor's acclaimed book about the history of the Green Book, the guide for Black travelers. Travel Noire is a digital media company with a main audience of Black millennials. We’re also partnering with Travel Noire for BHM. SKU 9781419738173 / Taylor, Candacy / Overground Railroad:The Green Book And Roots Of Black Travel In America / TR. We’ve partnered with Candacy Taylor, Smithsonian historian and revered author of the Overground Railroad, to explore Black mobility and culture through the lens of the Green Book. To celebrate, we’re using Pinterest to help inspire global connections and Black travel experiences around the world by creating a safe Black Travel Hub: We were inspired by The Negro Motorist Green Book, designed as a guidebook for Black American travelers, which provided a list of hotels, restaurants, gas stations and other establishments throughout the country that served Black Americans patrons during the Jim Crow era. I’m proud to announce this year our Blackboard team at Pinterest has planned something special.
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