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Ruth and the Green Book

by Calvin Alexander Ramsey

Illustrator: Floyd Cooper

Ages: 6+

Published: 2010

Publisher: Carolrhoda

ISBN: 978-0-7613-5255-6

Keywords: Segregation

In the early 1950s, Ruth's family learns about The Green Book that lists “Negro-friendly” places to stop during their road trip from Chicago to Alabama. Expressive illustrations.