August 8, 2016
During the years of Jim Crow, an entrepreneur named Victor H. Green published an annually updated directory called “The Negro Travelers’ Green Book” (or variations on that title). Organized by state and town, it listed places where black motorists could spend the night or grab a bite to eat. The 1953 edition, now available online, offered black visitors to Albuquerque their choice of two rooming houses and one restaurant, Aunt Brenda’s on Arno Street. Can an online “Green Book” guide to Airbnb hosts be far behind?…
Source: http://www.abqjournal.com/821778/jim-crow-might-creep-past-tough-airbnb-policies.html
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