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Jim Crow, The Greenbook, The NAACP and Missouri During the Jim Crow Era, African American motorists had problems traveling cross country because most businesses would refuse them service. The Negro Travelers’ Green Book was a travel guide series published from 1936 to 1964 by Victor H. Green. It was intended to provide African American motorists and tourists with the information necessary to board, dine, and sightsee comfortably and safely during the era of segregation. The NAACP has recently issued a travel advisory for Missouri due to several high profile cases of police brutality and incidences of assaults on black motorists. The travelers are advised to be aware, carry bail money and let relative know when they are driving through the state. The St. Louis Chapter of the NAACP wants to advisory lifted because it is hurting the hospitality businesses where many of the members are employed. The Liberal in me keeps hoping that society progresses and we don't need to protest and work for social changes but sadly the dinosaurs are still roaming.  Abracadabra  |
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I don't think that these cases equate a re-imposition of Jim Crow but it is an indication that there are still problems in some areas with racial relations. Recent events are simply bringing things to the surface. Martin Luther King Jr. quoted that "rioting is the voice of the unheard." Groups like the NAACP attempt to make sure that voice is heard to find solutions. Personally, I have never found any great attraction to Missouri. It is a good state to drive through quickly as possible just like Texas. Abracadabra
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