Press Release
February 5, 2025
Contact: Matthew Bradley
Oklahoma History Center Museum, Oklahoma Historical Society
Office: 405-522-0789
matthew.bradley@history.ok.gov
www.okhistory.org/historycenter
Oklahoma History Center Museum to Host Screening of “The Green Book: Guide to Freedom”
OKLAHOMA CITY — On Saturday, February 22, from 1-3 p.m., the Oklahoma History Center Museum will host a screening of “The Green Book: Guide to Freedom.” After the screening, there will be a panel discussion with Doris Youngblood and Edward Threatt. Youngblood and her husband own the historic Dr. W.H. Slaughter home in Oklahoma City. Threatt is the grandson of Allen and Alberta Threatt, who owned the Threatt Filling Station on Route 66 in Luther during the Jim Crow era. Dr. Matthew Pearce, state historian for the Oklahoma Historical Society, will be the moderator.
The Negro Motorist Green Book was a travel guide first printed in 1936, during the era of segregation. During the Jim Crow era, the Green Book was used by Black travelers to find restaurants, hotels and other businesses that would welcome them without discrimination. It became a roadmap for safe passage within a then-segregated country.
The film screening and discussion are included with paid admission to the museum. This program is intended for adults. It will be held in the Musser Learning Lab inside the John and Eleanor Kirkpatrick Research Center at the Oklahoma History Center. Registration is available online through the Museum Store. The program is limited to the first 50 people who register. Registration is preferred but not required.
Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed during the program do not necessarily represent those of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
The Oklahoma History Center Museum is located at 800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr. in Oklahoma City. It is open to the public Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Please call 405-522-0765 or visit www.okhistory.org/historycenter for admission costs and group rates.
The Oklahoma History Center is a division of the Oklahoma Historical Society and is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, National Archives and is an accredited member of the American Alliance of Museums. The mission of the Oklahoma Historical Society is to collect, preserve and share the history and culture of the state of Oklahoma and its people. Founded in 1893 by members of the Territorial Press Association, the OHS maintains museums, historic sites and affiliates across the state. Through its research archives, exhibits, educational programs and publications the OHS chronicles the rich history of Oklahoma. For more information about the OHS, please visit www.okhistory.org.
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