{"product_id":"ruth-and-the-green-book","title":"Ruth and the Green Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe picture book inspiration for the Academy Award-winning film \u003cem\u003eThe Green Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRuth was so excited to take a trip in her family's new car  In the early 1950s, few African Americans could afford to buy cars, so this would be an adventure. But she soon found out that black travelers weren't treated very well in some towns. Many hotels and gas stations refused service to black people. Daddy was upset about something called Jim Crow laws . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Finally, a friendly attendant at a gas station showed Ruth's family \u003cem\u003eThe Green Book\u003c\/em\u003e. It listed all of the places that would welcome black travelers. With this guidebook--and the kindness of strangers--Ruth could finally make a safe journey from Chicago to her grandma's house in Alabama.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ruth's story is fiction, but \u003cem\u003eThe Green Book\u003c\/em\u003e and its role in helping a generation of African American travelers avoid some of the indignities of Jim Crow are historical fact.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carolrhoda Books (R)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33006239121508,"sku":"9780761352556","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/suomalainen-test.myshopify.com\/products\/ruth-and-the-green-book","provider":"Suomalainen Test","version":"1.0","type":"link"}