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The Nettles of Nashville

Driving the Green Book by Macmillan

Oct 12, 202026:05Society & Culture

We head to Nashville to trace the legacy of Jim Crow, segregation, and The Negro Motorist Green Book through different generations of one family: The Nettles. We also pay tribute to the female entrepreneurs who provided...

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