Victor Hugo Green

In the days of Jim Crow segregation, the "Green Book" that listed locations friendly to black travelers was essential to many.

In 1936, Victor Green published a guide of restaurants, gas stations and lodgings that would accommodate African Americans travelling across the country.

A legendary singer on faith, loss, and a family legacy.

In 1963, after Sam Cooke was turned away from a hotel in Shreveport, Louisiana, because he was black, he wrote “A Change Is Gonna Come.” He was right.