Gretchen Sullivan Sorin
Autor(a) de Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights
About the Author
Obras por Gretchen Sullivan Sorin
Associated Works
The Future of History: Historians, Historical Organizations, and the Prospects for the Field (2017) — Contribuidor — 6 exemplares
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- Obras
- 7
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 171
- Popularidade
- #124,899
- Avaliação
- 4.1
- Críticas
- 1
- ISBN
- 13
The author shows how the automobile was an early symbol of freedom for African-Americans, and how a whole parallel travel industry grew up to cater to their needs and help them to navigate journeys through racist America.
The author weaves her story in with her own personal experiences traveling with her family in the 1950's and 1960's. This is a part of American history that needs to be remembered.… (mais)