In the United States today, unimaginable having to look into a travel guide to know which restaurants are safe in Baltimore. Not so in the 1960s, when the “Green Book” protected African Americans from humiliation and persecution.
In the next episode of Counter Memories, which will be presented by the Goethe-Institut Washington as part of the Black History Months, the artists and activists Ada Pinkston and Angela N. Carroll will talk about sites of the green book and shed light on the cultural significance of Pennsylvania Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, which was once a major location for Afro-American art, culture, and entertainment. The YouTube premiere will take place on
February 19 at 2 p.m. EST / 11 a.m. PST and 8 p.m. CET on the
Counter-Memories YouTube channel.
The “Green Book” is more than an Oscar-winning movie. It was guide, cataloging the sites that were deemed safe for African-Americans to eat, sleep and find everyday amenities. Some of those sites were located on Pennsylvania Avenue in Baltimore. In this upcoming Counter-Memories episode, artist-activists Ada Pinkston and Angela N. Carroll
examine the contrast between past and present Baltimore, travelling back to the cultural vibrancy of the 60s.
The video will premiere on February 19 at 2 p.m. (EST) / 20.00 (CET) on the Counter- Memories YouTube-channel. Kindly follow the link above.
Counter-Memories is a cooperation between the Thomas Mann House, the Goethe-Institutes North-America, the Onassis Foundation Los Angeles and the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung in collaboration with the project “Shaping the Past.”
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