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SUMMARY:National Road Trip Day is Friday\, May 23rd - Sixth Street Museum District Event Recognizing Hattiesburg\, MS Green-Book Sites that Made Travel Easier for African Americans During Segregation
DESCRIPTION:Hattiesburg\, MS (May 20\, 2025) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - National Road Trip Day is Friday\, May 23rd and the Sixth Street Museum District will be recognizing Hattiesburg\, MS\, Green-Book\n\n(The Negro Motorist Green-Book) sites that made travel easier for African Americans during segregation in the United States.\n\nThe Sixth Street Museum District has formalized a program recognizing the sites with official markers\, a driving tour narrated by Dr. Clarence Magee\, Hattiesburg educator and longtime President of the NAACP Forrest County Branch and a history of each site available through the website Green Book | Historic Eureka School.\n\nHattiesburg\, MS Green-Book sites:\n\nMrs. A Crosby Tourist Home   413 E. 6th Street\n\nW.A. Godbolt Tourist Home   409 East 7th Street\n\nMrs. Vann Tourist Home   636 Mobile Street\n\nCrosby's Hotel   512 Mobile Street\n\nThe Lantern Tourist Home   509   Mobile Street\n\n \n\n \n\nHattiesburg\, MS Green-Book History\, Driving Tour and Site Information\n\n  Friday\, May 23th\n\n  10:00 a.m.\n\n  Historic Eureka School\n\n \n\nNotes: Dr. Clarence Magee will be present to discuss his participation in the program.\n\n \n\nThe announcement of the following day's presentation by Dr. Gretchen Sorin\, author of Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights\, which will take place Saturday\, May 24th at 10:00 a.m. at the Historic Eureka School.\n\n \n\nAfter Dr. Sorin's presentation\, a limited number of Shoebox lunches will be given to attendees so they can enjoy their meal while experiencing the driving tour.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;">Hattiesburg\, MS (May 20\, 2025) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - National Road Trip Day is Friday\, May 23rd and the Sixth Street Museum District will be recognizing Hattiesburg\, MS\, Green-Book</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;">(The Negro Motorist Green-Book) sites that made travel easier for African Americans during segregation in the United States.</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;">The Sixth Street Museum District has formalized a program recognizing the sites with official markers\, a driving tour narrated by Dr. Clarence Magee\, Hattiesburg educator and longtime President of the NAACP Forrest County Branch and a history of each site available through the website Green Book | Historic Eureka School.</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;">Hattiesburg\, MS Green-Book sites:</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;">Mrs. A Crosby Tourist Home &ndash\; 413 E. 6th Street</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;">W.A. Godbolt Tourist Home &ndash\; 409 East 7th Street</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;">Mrs. Vann Tourist Home &ndash\; 636 Mobile Street</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;">Crosby&rsquo\;s Hotel &ndash\; 512 Mobile Street</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;">The Lantern Tourist Home &ndash\; 509 &frac12\; Mobile Street</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;">Hattiesburg\, MS Green-Book History\, Driving Tour and Site Information</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;">&middot\; Friday\, May 23th</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;">&middot\; 10:00 a.m.</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;">&middot\; Historic Eureka School</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;">Notes: Dr. Clarence Magee will be present to discuss his participation in the program.</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;">The announcement of the following day&rsquo\;s presentation by Dr. Gretchen Sorin\, author of Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights\, which will take place Saturday\, May 24th at 10:00 a.m. at the Historic Eureka School.</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;">After Dr. Sorin&rsquo\;s presentation\, a limited number of Shoebox lunches will be given to attendees so they can enjoy their meal while experiencing the driving tour.</p>\n
LOCATION:Historic Eureka School
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