National Trust Speaks on African American History and Green Book on Today Show

February 13, 2019 by National Trust for Historic Preservation

On Wednesday, February 13, 2019, executive director of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Brent Leggs spoke as part of a Today Show panel about a new documentary from the Smithsonian Channel, The Green Book: Guide to Freedom. During the segment, Leggs and his co-panelists, including documentary director Yoruba Riche, Emmy Award-winning journalist Carol Jenkins, and public health expert Dr. Henrie Monteith Treadwell, took a brief look at the history and legacy of the Green Book travel guide.

To learn more about the documentary and the National Trust's work to tell the full history of African American people and places, watch the video.

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