A Quest to Thrive: Economics of Slavery & Portsmouth’s Early Black Community

Sankofa Tour Guide: Nur Shoop There were many variations of “Negro” travel and vacation guidebooks. All are evidence of the resilience that black communities had to survive the 20th century’s age of segregation. The book was used as a tool by African Americans who went places to enjoy themselves without concerns of experiencing racism. Civil rights activists used the travelers’ guides as part of their work, finding black guest houses and church people’s parlors as meeting spots. When the Civil…