Guided Tour: The Negro Motorist Green Book

Date & Time
Friday, Aug. 11, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location Heinz History Center 1212 Smallman Street
Pittsburgh PA, 15222
Ticketing Included with regular museum admission
Category

Join History Center docents for a guided tour of The Negro Motorist Green Book.

The Negro Motorist Green Book exhibition, presented in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and award-winning author Candacy Taylor, offers an immersive look at the reality of travel for African Americans in mid-century America and how the annual guide served as an indispensable resource for the nation’s rising Black middle class.

Explore rare artifacts from business signs and a vintage vehicle to historic footage, archival images, and firsthand accounts which convey the resilience, innovation, and elegance of people choosing to live a full American existence.

Discover the hotels, jazz clubs, restaurants, and more than 30 Pittsburgh businesses listed in the Green Book, including the Hill District’s Terrace Hall Hotel, Harlem Casino Dance Hall, and Palace Hotel.

Admission

To purchase advance tickets, please click here. Visitors must sign up for Guided Tours at the admissions desk prior to each tour. The tours are included with regular museum admission and will be capped at 25 attendees.

To request group tours in advance or for questions, please contact Heinz History Center Group Tours at [email protected].