Stories of community, business innovation, and creative self-determination.
The Negro Motorist Green Book offers an immersive look at the reality of travel for African Americans in mid-century America and the annual guide that served as an indispensable resource for the nation’s rising African American middle class. The exhibition includes artifacts from business signs and postcards to historic footage, images and firsthand accounts. Together, they convey the apprehension felt by African American travelers but also the resilience, innovation and elegance of people choosing to live a full American existence. The Negro Motorist Green Book showcases the vibrant parallel world of African American business, the rise of the Black leisure class and the important role of “The Green Book” played in facilitating the second wave of the Great Migration.
The Negro Motorist Green Book was developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in collaboration with award-winning author, photographer and cultural documentarian Candacy Taylor. The exhibition was made possible through the support of Exxon Mobil corporation. The exhibition is supported locally by the Procter & Gamble Company.
ADMISSION INFO
Included with general admission.
Free for Members and on Fifth Third Community Days.
INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*
- Jul 13, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Sat)
- Jul 14, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Sun)
- Jul 17, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Wed)
- Jul 18, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Thu)
- Jul 19, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Fri)
- Jul 20, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Sat)
- Jul 21, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Sun)
- Jul 24, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Wed)
- Jul 25, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Thu)
- Jul 26, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Fri)
- Jul 27, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Sat)
- Jul 28, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Sun)
- Jul 31, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Wed)
- Aug 1, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Thu)
- Aug 2, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Fri)
- Aug 3, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Sat)
- Aug 4, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Sun)
- Aug 7, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Wed)
- Aug 8, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Thu)
- Aug 9, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Fri)
- Aug 10, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Sat)
- Aug 11, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Sun)
- Aug 14, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Wed)
- Aug 15, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Thu)
- Aug 16, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Fri)
- Aug 17, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Sat)
- Aug 18, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Sun)
- Aug 21, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Wed)
- Aug 22, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Thu)
- Aug 23, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Fri)
LOCATION
50 E Freedom Way , Cincinnati , OH 45202