Green Book’s 34 sites in Fort Worth for Black travelers during Jim Crow: Here’s a map
The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History opened its new exhibit “Fort Worth and the Green Book” on Friday, Feb. 11.
The Green Book originated in the 1930s by a New York City mailman as a guide for Black Americans to avoid dangers and difficulties in travel during the Jim Crow era, and to enhance the road trip experience. According to the Texas Historical Commission, the travel guides were published until the late 1960s.
Green Book guides included hotels, gas stations and restaurants. Fort Worth locations found in the guides on this map are listed by the Texas Historical Commission’s African American Travel Guide Survey Project.
The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History’s family-friendly exhibit is designed to encourage conversations of the past through a local lens. “Fort Worth and the Green Book” will continue into the summer.
Museum hours are Wednesday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Tickets are for sale at the museum and cost non-members $12 for kids 3 to 11; $16 for ages 12 to 64; and $14 for ages 65 and up.
This story was originally published February 11, 2022 at 4:00 AM.
