And I don't have kids, so it was fascinating to see middle school kids and high school kids reacting to this material and really understanding how much they don't know about, you know, they're not being taught about like the Great Migration and basic things. But having this material adapted for a young audience, I wasn't sure how it was going to be received. And then there's, of course, the adult version that came out in 2020. But for the most part, what made this book tour so interesting is that I was covering two books, both the young adult version of Overground Railroad that was just released for ages twelve and up. I ran into a few kind of severe snowstorms, and it was quite exciting. But it was great to see people come out in all kinds of weather. So there's all these different protocols. Depending on the part of the country I'm in, they just react to the virus differently. Clearly, we're still in a pandemic, so that's been an interesting experience. But I wanted to start actually with asking how your book tour is going or how it went now that it sounds like you've completed it. Every time I look at them, I just can't even believe it. She has visited more than 6500 Green Book sites and photographed nearly 300 of them. She is a recipient of numerous fellowships and grants, including those from the Hutchins Center for African American Research at Harvard University and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Her work has been featured in The New Yorker and The Atlantic. Taylor is an award-winning author, photographer, and cultural documentarian. This awareness is certainly thanks in part to Ms. In recent years, awareness of The Green Book has increased, even leading to a Hollywood movie by the same name. This guidebook helped them to do so more safely. Because of segregation throughout the country, not just in the south, it was incredibly dangerous for African Americans to travel. Published from 1936 to 1966, the Green Book was known as the Black Travel Guide to America. It is my honor to be speaking today with Candacy Taylor, author of Overground Railroad, the Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America. My name is Kat and I'm a park ranger at Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument.
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