{"product_id":"ruth-y-el-libro-verde-ruth-and-the-green-book-9798765660881","title":"Ruth Y El Libro Verde (Ruth and the Green Book)","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gwen Strauss\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Carolrhoda Books (R)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: African American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEl libro ilustrado que sirviÃ³ de inspiraciÃ³n para la pelÃ­cula ganadora del premio de la Academia \u003cem\u003eEl libro verde\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ruth estaba muy emocionada de realizar un viaje en el nuevo coche de su familia! A inicios de la dÃ©cada de 1950, pocos afroamericanos podÃ­an permitirse comprar un coche, por lo que esto serÃ­a una aventura. Pero pronto se dio cuenta que en muchos pueblos los viajeros negros no eran bienvenidos. Muchos hoteles y estaciones de servicio se negaban a atender a personas negras. PapÃ¡ estaba muy molesto por algo que se llamaba las leyes de Jim Crow . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Finalmente, un empleado amable en una estaciÃ³n de servicio le mostrÃ³ a la familia de Ruth \u003cem\u003eEl libro verde\u003c\/em\u003e. El libro indicaba todos los lugares que aceptaban a viajeros negros. Con esta guÃ­a, y la amabilidad de algunos extraÃ±os, Ruth pudo finalmente realizar un viaje seguro desde Chicago a la casa de su abuela en la Alabama rural.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e La historia de Ruth es ficciÃ³n, pero\u003cem\u003e El libro verde\u003c\/em\u003e y cÃ³mo ayudÃ³ a toda una generaciÃ³n de viajeros afroamericanos a evitar algunas de las humillaciones de Jim Crow son hechos reales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe picture book inspiration for the Academy Award-winning film \u003cem\u003eThe Green Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuth was so excited to take a trip in her family's new car! In the early 1950s, few African Americans could afford to buy cars, so this would be an adventure. But she soon found out that Black travelers weren't treated very well in some towns. Many hotels and gas stations refused service to Black people. Daddy was upset about something called Jim Crow laws . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Finally, a friendly attendant at a gas station showed Ruth's family \u003cem\u003eThe Green Book\u003c\/em\u003e. It listed all of the places that would welcome Black travelers. With this guidebook--and the kindness of strangers--Ruth could finally make a safe journey from Chicago to her grandma's house in Alabama.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ruth's story is fiction, but \u003cem\u003eThe Green Book\u003c\/em\u003e and its role in helping a generation of African American travelers avoid some of the indignities of Jim Crow are historical fact.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carolrhoda Books (R)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45152235847831,"sku":"9798765660881","price":807.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798765660881.webp?v=1767660412","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/ruth-y-el-libro-verde-ruth-and-the-green-book-9798765660881","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}