The Green Book: Guide to Freedom (2019)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.599 |
Directed By
Yoruba Richen
Crew
Yoruba Richen
Yoruba Richen
Jonathan Drake
Linda Goldman
Adam Luria
Cinzia Baldessari
Anna Wasiuta
Ariel Grandoli
Aisha Hallgren
Michael Velasco
Kathryn Bostic
Steve Maher
Sarah Jones
TOP CAST
Yoruba Richen
Self - Narrator (voice)
Delbert Hunt
Green Book Excerpts Narrator (voice)
Marquette Folley
Self - Smithsonian Institute Member
Karen Allen Baxter
Self
Jennifer Ivey
Self
Henrie Monteith Treadwel
Self - Civil Rights Activist
Murray Bishoff
Self - Journalist and Local Historian
Jack George
Self - Pierce City Resident
Jamon Jordan
Self - Local Historian
Candacy Taylor
Self - Author
Eric J. Lindsey
Self - Idlewild Resident
Ronald J. Stephens
Self - Author
Marilyn S. Taylor
Self - Idlewild Resident
Betty Jean Foote
Self - Phil Giles' Wife
Lois Perry
Self - Flamingo Bar Waitress
Ron Handy
Self - Musician
Elizabeth Calvin
Self - Alberta Ellis' Grandchild
Irv Logan
Self - Alberta Ellis' Grandchild
Brent Leggs
Self - NTHP Member
Carol Jenkins
Self - Author
Lena Horne
Self - Singer (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Nat King Cole
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Modjeska Monteith Simkins
Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
A. G. Gaston
Self - Businessman (archive footage)
Ralph Abernathy
Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Zephyr Wright
Self - LBJ's Cook (archive footage)
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