i feel like this is important for black travelers who are driving long distances:

eshusplayground:

startorrent02:

grumpytrans:

sad-but-rad-universe:

muse-of-mbaku:

lowkeylioness:

joncat71:

chubbygirlindreamland:

jlbi245:

laylamajandra:

alwaysbewoke:

cajunnspicee:

whatsavagesays:

ashrae720:

marley-gang:

sneakershoptalk:

narcissismonhigh:

blackgirlshit:

furbytheminx:

furbytheminx:

ankh-niggas-anonymous:

but what are some sundown towns do y’all know of? like if someone were to do a cross-country trip, what are some towns they should absolutely not go through?

Small towns in south ga and noth fla

Ga: Jonesboro, tifton, Albany, valdosta, Macon

Fla: Gainesville, Perry, Madison, Marianna, Quincy, Jefferson county, hell I wouldn’t stop in Tallahassee either

Texas: Vidor, Orange, Deep Santa Fe

Texas: Jasper & Lumberton

I’m from Albany and recently the police beat up a young brother for no reason. They were attempting to say he had drugs but he of course had nothing.

If you go to Stone Mountain and find yourself on the trails close to night leave because they still have active Klan rallys up there

I was driving through north Florida during the day and I felt uncomfortable

The Negro Motorist Green Book was guide for black folk traveling in the 60s. It’s gives a breakdown of sundown towns. 50 years later, I’m sure it’s still relevant.

I feel like the Deep South is just a gamble.

Ohio…just in general

Central Florida, especially the little towns. If you must stop to pump gas, pay away the pump and get outta there asap

Once you get out of St. Louis county start being careful.

St. Genevieve, MO is definitely a no go for me if I’m traveling south.

If traveling in Louisiana stay away from small town with low speeding zones. If you are to go into those please drive the speed limit and don’t stop for gas. You will get a ticket for tint of your car. If your military I pay you drive the speed limit and don’t have a military tag. Get gas in the daylight.

I’m glad you’re looking out for your bros, at the same time it’s a pathetic look at the country in the 21st century.

Saving this and reblogging for myself and my tumblr fam stay safe love you guys (also check the notes for comments on more cities to avoid)

Ohio: Hartville, Sebring, Salem are all in NE Ohio. Had the worst experience of my life in Hartville.

Mississippi. Just. All of it. Especially if you’re LGBT and a POC.

Michigan (from what ive observed/been told): Novi, Troy (maybe?), Dearborn, Benton Harbor/St. Joe area (mostly racial profiling by police), small towns up north

TX: Bowie, Amarillo, Wichita Falls

FL: Gainesville (if you’re in the east part there’s more black people so guess what the patrol cars do? Not to mention the police there in general aren’t kind to black people anywhere so yeah) Ocala, parts of Tampa, the villages near Orlando

The whole of Pennsylvania, Indiana and WV.

Buffalo, NY.

There’s another Green Book for today: https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/04/a-revival-of-the-green-book-for-black-travelers/557081/