Episode
Where We Were Welcome: Chicago Through the Green Book
- Podcast
- 77 Flavors of Chicago
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- Feb 16, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 3068
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Summary
We often spend days looking for one single thread that helps us unravel a story. It often takes even longer when the story is set on the South Side of Chicago. We look for publications, ads, cookbooks, letters, and anything else that would have documented that time period for even a glimpse into what life would be like. One thing that never fails us is the Negro Motroist Green Book. Published between 1936 and 1966, this guidebook offers a great lense into the life of Black Americans at the ti...