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Durham Museum to debut new Green Book exhibit for Black History Month
The Durham Museum’s new exhibition explored “The Negro Motorist Green Book” and what it meant for Black travelers in mid-century America.
NEWSWATCH SEVEN SKYCAM NETWORK. WELL, THE DURHAM MUSEUM IS HOSTING THE FINAL SHOWING OF THE SMITHSONIAN’S EXHIBITION THE NEGRO MOTORIST GREEN BOOK. IT EXPLORES THE TRAVEL GUIDE THAT HELPED BLACK AMERICANS NAVIGATE SAFELY DURING THE JIM CROW ERA. NOW THEY’VE CREATED A SPEAKER AND ART SERIES AND HERE TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT IS DANA MURRAY FROM NORTH OMAHA. MUSIC AND ARTS AND PRESTON LOVE JUNIOR. HOW ARE YOU? THANKS FOR HAVING US. YES. THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE. SO THIS SERIES HIGHLIGHTS THE LOCAL HISTORY CONNECTED TO THE GREEN BOOK. EXPLAIN WHAT PEOPLE CAN EXPECT. DO YOU WANT TO START? YEAH, SURE. WELL, WE SURELY CAN EXPECT A GOOD LESSON IN CULTURE. A GOOD LESSON IN HISTORY. A GOOD LESSON IN THE GOOD AND THE BAD AT THE SAME TIME. THE GREEN BOOK WAS THE GOOD. THE REASON FOR THE GREEN BOOK WAS BAD. IT WAS THE RESULT OF SEVERE SEGREGATION AND DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES WHICH FORCED. THOSE WHO TRAVELED. AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO TRAVELED THE COUNTRY, EVEN OMAHA. BUT SURELY OMAHA AND SOUTH OF OMAHA. WHERE CAN WE EAT SAFELY? WHERE CAN WE STAY SAFELY? WHERE CAN WE COMMERCE AND ENJOY OURSELVES FOR LEISURE SAFELY? IT SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN, BUT IT WAS. AND SO THE GREEN BOOK PROVIDED A MAP, A FRAMEWORK WHERE YOU COULD GO AND DO ALL THOSE THINGS SAFELY. IT IT PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE EVOLUTION OF BOTH CULTURES. HOW SPECIAL IS IT TO HAVE THIS EXHIBITION DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH? I THINK IT’S EXTREMELY SIGNIFICANT. ANYTIME YOU CAN HIGHLIGHT BLACK CULTURE, THE LEGACY THAT THAT BUILT A LOT OF WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW TODAY. YOU KNOW, MUSIC, YOU KNOW, WHAT I’LL BE SPEAKING ON IS JUST THE POWER OF MUSIC IN THE COMMUNITY AND HOW IT HAS BEEN THE BACKBONE OF THE CULTURE SINCE OF, SINCE ITS EXISTENCE. SO TALKING ABOUT THAT, LETTING EVERYONE KNOW THAT WE ARE STILL DOING BIG THINGS AND OUR EYE IS ON BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS, I THINK IS IMPORTANT. WILL THERE BE A DIFFERENT GUEST SPEAKER AT EACH EVENT? YES THERE WILL. I’LL BE SPEAKING. PRESTON WILL BE SPEAKING. ERIC EWING. WELL, WHO ELSE IS SPEAKING? I DON’T REMEMBER, BUT. YEAH. WHO CARES? IT’S JUST ME AND YOU, ERIC. BUT IT’S. I WANT TO SAY, JUST RECENTLY WE HAD THE GRAMMYS AND ALL THE GLORY AND THE GLITTER OF THE OF THE GRAMMYS, BUT MUSIC AND THE PERFORMERS, BEYOND MUSIC. BUT MUSIC. THAT STORY NEEDS TO BE TOLD. YEAH, IT HASN’T ALWAYS BEEN JUST THE GLAMOR. AND HOW CAN PEOPLE REGISTER? I’M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT EITHER. I DO THINK IT’S AN ONLINE, AND I THINK THEY GO TO DURHAM MUSEUM’S WEBSITE OR FACEBO
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Durham Museum to debut new Green Book exhibit for Black History Month
The Durham Museum’s new exhibition explored “The Negro Motorist Green Book” and what it meant for Black travelers in mid-century America.
“The Negro Motorist Green Book” offers an immersive look at the reality of travel for African Americans in mid-century America.A new exhibition will open at The Durham Museum during Black History Month. The exhibit will include a Speaker & Arts series. The program is scheduled to run on four select Thursday evenings in February and March. Each evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with a presentation by a community leader on Nebraska’s unique Green Book history, followed by either a jazz performance by North Omaha Music and Arts (NOMA) or a documentary screening.The Green Book was published from 1936 to 1967 and helped Black travelers find restaurants, gas stations, and other businesses that welcomed them.”The Negro Motorist Green Book” will run from Feb. 7 through May 3, 2026. Preston Love Jr. and Dana Murray with North Omaha Music and Arts joined KETV in the studio to share more about the exhibit. Click here to register online and find a list of scheduled events. Regular museum admission applies, free for members.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
“The Negro Motorist Green Book” offers an immersive look at the reality of travel for African Americans in mid-century America.
A new exhibition will open at The Durham Museum during Black History Month. The exhibit will include a Speaker & Arts series. The program is scheduled to run on four select Thursday evenings in February and March.
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Each evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with a presentation by a community leader on Nebraska’s unique Green Book history, followed by either a jazz performance by North Omaha Music and Arts (NOMA) or a documentary screening.
The Green Book was published from 1936 to 1967 and helped Black travelers find restaurants, gas stations, and other businesses that welcomed them.
“The Negro Motorist Green Book” will run from Feb. 7 through May 3, 2026.
Preston Love Jr. and Dana Murray with North Omaha Music and Arts joined KETV in the studio to share more about the exhibit.
Click here to register online and find a list of scheduled events. Regular museum admission applies, free for members.
NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
