tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post373758728616533080..comments2024-02-28T13:55:37.847-08:00Comments on My Ancestor's Name: The Green Book: Reflecting Days From the PastAngela Y. Walton-Rajihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987860835348165902noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-72095884644344010342010-05-23T18:05:22.581-07:002010-05-23T18:05:22.581-07:00Hi Renate,
The link on Norfolk is quite interesti...Hi Renate,<br /><br />The link on Norfolk is quite interesting. I wonder if any of those historic homes still exist today. It is always interesting to pull out old publications and really study the commununity that they reflect. There are stories waiting to be told from those pages.Angela Y. Walton-Rajihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987860835348165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-16925553804625559952010-05-23T17:59:32.681-07:002010-05-23T17:59:32.681-07:00Hello,
Yes, you are speaking about Sundown town...Hello,<br /><br /> Yes, you are speaking about Sundown towns and there were quite a few in NW Arkansas. These were towns were signs were posted warning people of color to leave. Some towns also recruited residents by boasting that they had "no Negro residents" thus making their communities, somehow more desirable.<br /><br />Thank goodness, many of those days are now in the past.Angela Y. Walton-Rajihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987860835348165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-65126427841319265582010-05-23T17:53:22.447-07:002010-05-23T17:53:22.447-07:00Oh, and p.s.... I'm glad you and Dionne have m...Oh, and p.s.... I'm glad you and Dionne have made a connection! For some reason, I thought you already had a while back, so I apologize to both of you for knowing, but not pointing out your similar areas of research!<br /><br />RenateRenate Yarborough Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05289031155721526652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-32806365178157621342010-05-23T17:51:42.312-07:002010-05-23T17:51:42.312-07:00Hey Angela,
As soon as I read about this "Gre...Hey Angela,<br />As soon as I read about this "Green Book", it reminded me of something similar that I'd run across not to long ago for Norfolk, VA, where many of my maternal ancestors ended up migrating to around the turn of the century. The item I found was called, "Norfolk's Thirty Six Percent". The volume I found was published in 1927 by the Journal and Guide. Although it seems a bit more historical in natural, I remember thinking that it almost seemed like a tourist brochure for Blacks. You can take a look at it here: http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/history/aabook/aabook.htm<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this information. Now, I'll have to check to see if the Green Book was available for any of the areas in which my ancestors lived. :)<br /><br />RenateRenate Yarborough Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05289031155721526652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-19027219881541297722010-05-23T14:57:11.900-07:002010-05-23T14:57:11.900-07:00Although I never heard of or saw the Green Book wh...Although I never heard of or saw the Green Book when I was growing up in Ft. Smith, I was aware of a word of mouth network among Blacks that would provide inside info about where to stay and where to eat when traveling by car in the South. There were even certain cities we were forewarned about to drive straight through because they displayed banners indicating negroes would suffer harsh consequences if they remained in town after sunset.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-47116081880671217572010-05-23T14:25:16.216-07:002010-05-23T14:25:16.216-07:00Hello Dionne,
Wow I didn't realize that you a...Hello Dionne,<br /><br />Wow I didn't realize that you also have AR/OK roots. The world is small. Thank you for your very kind words. I am glad that you are enjoying the posts. I am happy to have this ability to share my research with others. Did your Ark relatives remain there, or have they relocated?Angela Y. Walton-Rajihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987860835348165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-21120615000163661042010-05-23T14:02:33.153-07:002010-05-23T14:02:33.153-07:00Angela, thank you so much for this post. I never ...Angela, thank you so much for this post. I never heard of the Green Book and now I wonder if my grandparents did. They were also from Arkansas and Oklahoma and we would travel down there summers to visit their parents and siblings. I can't believe how much I learn reading your blog! And by the way, my grandfather was a Walton from Pine Bluff, Arkansas and we have often wondered if we are any relation to the Wal-Mart Waltons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-10570343299801730822010-05-23T11:26:52.670-07:002010-05-23T11:26:52.670-07:00We can only be grateful that times have changed, a...We can only be grateful that times have changed, and be grateful for the many things our ancestors did for us, to make our lives better today.Angela Y. Walton-Rajihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987860835348165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-51495870934591118462010-05-23T11:24:30.020-07:002010-05-23T11:24:30.020-07:00Thank God for you, Angela. I knew times were extre...Thank God for you, Angela. I knew times were extremely hard during secregation but I had never heard of the Green Book. I am sure that was a life saver for many. Thank goodness we have gotten to a better place and we need to keep working for a better way than even what we have today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com