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The Negro Motorist Green BOok

The Negro Motorist Green BOok

I Want To Take The Great American Roadtrip Through The Heartland, But I'm Scared Because I'm, You Know, Black

On the last day of fourth grade, when the final bell rang, we all came roaring out of the front door of the school as…

#TheRootTrip: Fill ’er Up Quick at Swift, One of the Few Black-Owned Gas Stations in Texas

6/16/17 12:45PM

Guess what, guys? I found another black-owned gas station! Swift Fast Food & Gas at 801 W. Kearney St. in Mesquite,…

#TheRootTrip: In Irving, Texas, There’s a Black-Owned Franchise Hotel Hidden in Plain Sight

Until the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, most hotels and motels actively discriminated against blacks. And hotel…

Drive Black, Buy Black: The Root Goes on the Blackest Road Trip Ever With Author Lawrence Ross

What’s up, everyone! My name is Lawrence Ross, and if there’s one thing you should know about me, it’s that I love…

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