16-05-2025
Walking tour will focus on Green Book locations in Boston
The Green Book was a travel guide listing hotels, restaurants, gas stations, barber shops, tailors, and other establishments where Black travelers were welcomed when segregation and racial discrimination was rampant across the country. It was started in 1936 by Victor H. Green, a US Postal Service carrier who wanted his fellow Black travelers to be able to 'vacation without aggravation.'
Saturday's tour will be led by former state representative Byron Rushing and the Rev. June Cooper, and reproductions of the Green Book will be available for sale at the conclusion of the event.
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The tour includes lunch at Slade's, the beloved Boston restaurant that was listed in the Green Book during the 1930s. It remains one of the few Green Book locations in Boston that is still in business.
The tour starts at the Union United Methodist Church at 485 Columbus Ave. in Boston at 11 a.m., and
Members of WeJazzUp and Berklee College of Music students perform at Slade's Bar and Grill on Jan. 14, 2025. The band, which regularly welcomes student musicians to its weekly jazz sessions, has been a fixture at the historic Tremont Street establishment for nearly 25 years, helping nurture new talent while continuing the venue's legacy as a cultural cornerstone.
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