National Road Trip Day is Friday, May 23rd - Sixth Street Museum District Event Recognizing Hattiesburg, MS Green-Book Sites that Made Travel Easier for African Americans During Segregation

Hattiesburg, MS (May 20, 2025) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - National Road Trip Day is Friday, May 23rd and the Sixth Street Museum District will be recognizing Hattiesburg, MS, Green-Book

(The Negro Motorist Green-Book) sites that made travel easier for African Americans during segregation in the United States.

The Sixth Street Museum District has formalized a program recognizing the sites with official markers, a driving tour narrated by Dr. Clarence Magee, Hattiesburg educator and longtime President of the NAACP Forrest County Branch and a history of each site available through the website Green Book | Historic Eureka School.

Hattiesburg, MS Green-Book sites:

Mrs. A Crosby Tourist Home – 413 E. 6th Street

W.A. Godbolt Tourist Home – 409 East 7th Street

Mrs. Vann Tourist Home – 636 Mobile Street

Crosby’s Hotel – 512 Mobile Street

The Lantern Tourist Home – 509 ½ Mobile Street

Hattiesburg, MS Green-Book History, Driving Tour and Site Information

· Friday, May 23th

· 10:00 a.m.

· Historic Eureka School

Notes: Dr. Clarence Magee will be present to discuss his participation in the program.

The announcement of the following day’s presentation by Dr. Gretchen Sorin, author of Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights, which will take place Saturday, May 24th at 10:00 a.m. at the Historic Eureka School.

After Dr. Sorin’s presentation, a limited number of Shoebox lunches will be given to attendees so they can enjoy their meal while experiencing the driving tour.