Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book

by Tonya Bolden

Book Overview

In the vein of Hidden Figures comes a nonfiction picture book about the Green Book, a travel guide by Victor Hugo Green, a Black postal worker from Harlem, made to help African Americans stay safe while traveling during segregation.

As a mail carrier, Victor Hugo Green traveled across New Jersey every day. But with Jim Crow laws enforcing segregation since the late 1800s, traveling as a Black person in the US could be stressful,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062967401
• ISBN13: 9780062967404
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Quill Tree Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.3" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4