Gretchen Sorin
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Bloomberg • Best Nonfiction Books of 2020: "[A] tour de force."
The basis of a major PBS documentary by Ric Burns, this "excellent history" (The New Yorker) reveals how the automobile fundamentally changed African American life.
Driving While Black demonstrates that the car—the ultimate symbol of independence and possibility—has always held particular importance for African Americans,...Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
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The ultimate symbol of independence and possibility, the automobile has shaped this country from the moment the first Model T rolled off Henry Ford's assembly line. Yet cars have always held distinct importance for African Americans, allowing black families to evade the many dangers presented by an entrenched racist society and to enjoy, in some measure, the freedom of the open road. Sorin recovers a forgotten history of black motorists, and recounts...
Publisher
[Chatham Area Public Library]
Pub. Date
[2021]
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The ultimate symbol of independence and possibility, the automobile has shaped this country from the moment the first Model T rolled off Henry Ford's assembly line. Yet cars have always held distinct importance for African Americans, allowing black families to evade the many dangers presented by an entrenched racist society and to enjoy, in some measure, the freedom of the open road. Sorin recovers a forgotten history of black motorists, and recounts...
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PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Chronicling the history and personal experiences of African Americans on the road from the advent of the automobile through the seismic changes of the 1960s and beyond. The film explores the deep background of a recent phrase rooted in realities that have been an indelible part of the African American experience for hundreds of years. The advent of the automobile brought new mobility and freedom for African Americans but also exposed them to discrimination...
Publisher
[Chatham Area Public LIbrary]
Pub. Date
[2022]
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Provides materials to facilitate discussion around the film Driving While Black. Chronicling the history and personal experiences of African Americans on the road from the advent of the automobile through the seismic changes of the 1960s and beyond. The film explores the deep background of a recent phrase rooted in realities that have been an indelible part of the African American experience for hundreds of years. The advent of the automobile brought...
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Chronicling the history and personal experiences of African Americans on the road from the advent of the automobile through the seismic changes of the 1960s and beyond - Driving While Black explores the background of a phrase rooted in realities that have been a part of the African American experience for hundreds of years - told in part through the stories of the people who lived through it.
