Gretchen Sullivan Sorin

If I were a black person, I think I would be in a rage 24 hours a day, seven days a week because of the constant indignities that are showered onto African-Americans. This book about black Americans simply trying to take a vacation or conduct business on the road from 1900 through the 1970's, is so fraught with danger and discrimination that it takes your breath away.

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.… (meer)