“Green Book” Bus Tour
Join Chicago Historian and TikTok star Shermann Dilla Thomas for an interactive tour of The Green Book and the neighborhood of Bronzeville. Starting off at the Museum, you’ll explore the national story of the Green Book through our exhibition before taking a bus into the city to see the real-life buildings and companies listed in the book. Dilla will join the tour in Bronzeville, sharing his unique take on the history and impact of the neighborhood. By the end you’ll understand why he always says “Everything dope comes from Chicago.”
This program begins at Illinois Holocaust Museum at 11 am, rain or shine. The bus will return to the Museum at 4 pm.
Seating is limited. Reservations are required.
The Negro Motorist Green Book was created by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in collaboration with Candacy Taylor and made possible through the generous support of Exxon Mobil Corporation.
Public programming for the exhibition supported by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
LOCALLY PRESENTED BY:
PRESENTING SPONSORS
Additional Funders
Katherine Gates
Golder Family Foundation
Mark and Lisa Pinsky
Community Partners: The Chicago Crusader; Chicago History Museum; Chicago State University Program in History and Africana Studies; The Links, Inc. North Shore Chapter; Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement, University of Illinois Chicago; Shorefront Legacy Center