Lt. Governor Nungesser Announces Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Exploring "The Green Book" Coming to Capitol Park Museum in Baton Rouge in August 2021
My New Orleans 03/01/2021 BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana State Museum are proud to announce the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service’s (SITES) exhibition “ The Negro Motorist Green Book” will be on display at the Capitol Park Museum in Baton Rouge from Aug. 21 – Nov. 14, 2021. Capitol Park Museum will be the only museum in Louisiana where you can view the exhibit. “The Green Book” was first created in 1936 by Harlem postman Victor Green. The annual travel guide, published until 1967, provided African ...
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