More than just a travel guide, ‘The Negro Motorist Green Book’ was quite literally a lifesaver for Black people navigating America’s roadways during Jim Crow. Published between 1936 and 1967, the guide cataloged hotels, rest stops, diners, clubs, and resorts that could be trusted as welcoming safe havens for Black travelers. As an invaluable resource that helped shape Black travel and Black communities, today the book is still considered a lasting artifact of the Great Migration. ⁠ ⁠ This is the legacy that author and documentarian Candacy Taylor spent years chasing to write her own book, ‘Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America,’ which features interviews with past and present business owners to better understand the guidebook’s role in shaping history. ⁠ ⁠ “Obviously it was really difficult to find these people, but it was also incredibly inspiring. These are living testimonies that capture the changes within these neighborhoods… The fact that som...