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The Green Book: Guide to Freedom (2019)

The essential travel guide for a segregated America

Genre : Documentary, History, TV Movie

Runtime : 52M

Director : Yoruba Richen

Synopsis

In 1936, Victor H. Green (1892-1960) published The Negro Motorist Green Book, a book that was both a travel guide and a survival manual, to help African-Americans navigate safe those regions of the United States where segregation and Jim Crow laws were disgracefully applied.

Actors

Yoruba Richen
Yoruba Richen
Self - Narrator (voice)
Delbert Hunt
Delbert Hunt
Green Book Excerpts Narrator (voice)
Marquette Folley
Marquette Folley
Self - Smithsonian Institute Member
Karen Allen Baxter
Karen Allen Baxter
Self
Jennifer Ivey
Jennifer Ivey
Self
Henrie Monteith Treadwel
Henrie Monteith Treadwel
Self - Civil Rights Activist
Murray Bishoff
Murray Bishoff
Self - Journalist and Local Historian
Jack George
Jack George
Self - Pierce City Resident
Jamon Jordan
Jamon Jordan
Self - Local Historian
Candacy Taylor
Candacy Taylor
Self - Author
Eric J. Lindsey
Eric J. Lindsey
Self - Idlewild Resident
Ronald J. Stephens
Ronald J. Stephens
Self - Author
Marilyn S. Taylor
Marilyn S. Taylor
Self - Idlewild Resident
Betty Jean Foote
Betty Jean Foote
Self - Phil Giles' Wife
Lois Perry
Lois Perry
Self - Flamingo Bar Waitress
Ron Handy
Ron Handy
Self - Musician
Elizabeth Calvin
Elizabeth Calvin
Self - Alberta Ellis' Grandchild
Irv Logan
Irv Logan
Self - Alberta Ellis' Grandchild
Brent Leggs
Brent Leggs
Self - NTHP Member
Carol Jenkins
Carol Jenkins
Self - Author
Lena Horne
Lena Horne
Self - Singer (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Modjeska Monteith Simkins
Modjeska Monteith Simkins
Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Eugene 'Bull' Connor
Eugene 'Bull' Connor
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King
Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
A. G. Gaston
A. G. Gaston
Self - Businessman (archive footage)
Ralph Abernathy
Ralph Abernathy
Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Zephyr Wright
Zephyr Wright
Self - LBJ's Cook (archive footage)

Crews

Yoruba Richen
Yoruba Richen
Director
Yoruba Richen
Yoruba Richen
Writer
Jonathan Drake
Jonathan Drake
Executive Producer
Linda Goldman
Linda Goldman
Executive Producer
Adam Luria
Adam Luria
Producer
Cinzia Baldessari
Cinzia Baldessari
Editor
Anna Wasiuta
Anna Wasiuta
Production Manager
Ariel Grandoli
Ariel Grandoli
Director of Photography
Aisha Hallgren
Aisha Hallgren
Sound Recordist
Michael Velasco
Michael Velasco
Sound Recordist
Kathryn Bostic
Kathryn Bostic
Original Music Composer
Steve Maher
Steve Maher
Executive Producer
Sarah Jones
Sarah Jones
Head of Production

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