{"id":1236,"date":"2024-07-10T14:07:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T18:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/uncategorized\/michigan-gets-grant-toward-preserving-history-green-books\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T16:28:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T20:28:54","slug":"michigan-gets-grant-toward-preserving-history-green-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/urban-affairs\/michigan-gets-grant-toward-preserving-history-green-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan gets grant toward preserving history of Green Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Michigan\u2019s State Historic Preservation Office has received a $75,000 grant toward preserving recreational locations that served African Americans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Michigan Economic Development Corporation on Wednesday announced the grant, which is administered by the National Parks Service (NPS).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funding comes from the Historic Preservation Fund\u2019s African American Civil Rights History program, and will be used hire a consultant to survey locations included in the&nbsp;<em>Negro Motorist Green Book<\/em>, a guidebook published from 1936 to 1966 that helped African American travelers remain safe while crossing the country. It\u2019s part of $23.4 million&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/the%20hpf%20uses%20revenue%20from%20federal%20oil%20and%20gas%20leases%20on%20the%20outer%20continental%20shelf%20to%20assist%20with%20a%20broad%20range%20of%20preservation%20projects,%20lessening%20the%20loss%20of%20nonrenewable%20resources%20and%20benefiting%20the%20preservation%20of%20other%20irreplaceable%20resources,%20without%20using%20tax%20dollars.\/\">made available for similar preservation efforts across the country<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"dr-paragraph right-aligned-blockquote dr-paragraph--right-aligned-blockquote\">\n<div class=\"region region--float-right dr-paragraph right-aligned-blockquote dr-paragraph--right-aligned-blockquote\">\n<div class=\"region__content\">\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"71ea0c5e-c18c-47ce-a39f-faf5d4909b1f\" data-title=\"Bridge Detroit Box\" data-type=\"interactive\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(e,i,n,s){var t=\"InfogramEmbeds\",d=e.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement(\"script\");o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\",d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,\"infogram-async\");<\/script>\n\t        <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The money is generated through revenue from federal oil and gas leases on the Outer Continental Shelf \u201clessening the loss of nonrenewable resources and benefiting the preservation of other irreplaceable resources, without using tax dollars,\u201d according to the National Parks Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com\/urban-affairs\/old-detroit-train-site-track-national-underground-railroad-network\">Old Detroit train site on track for national Underground Railroad network<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com\/urban-affairs\/water-taxis-make-comeback-detroit-river\">Water taxis to make a comeback on Detroit River?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com\/urban-affairs\/wall-built-segregate-black-detroiters-reclaimed-historic-site\">Wall built to segregate Black Detroiters reclaimed as historic site<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The guidebook was initially published by Victor H. Green, a New Jersey postal worker and civic leader, and was originally exclusive to New York City. The books would soon expand to include other states, including Michigan.The Michigan State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) identified roughly 210 sites listed in the Green Books for consideration and research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhether it be a gas station, rooming house, or resort, recreational and tourism-related properties are an integral part of the African American experience in Michigan, and receiving this grant will allow for a more complete understanding of that experience,\u201d State Historic Preservation Officer Ryan Schumaker said in a statement. \u201cThe grant funding awarded to the African American Recreational Tourism and the Negro Motorist Green Book in Michigan project will deepen our understanding of this history.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"dr-paragraph full-width-image dr-paragraph--full-width-image\">\n<div class=\"card card--bg dr-paragraph full-width-image dr-paragraph--full-width-image\">\n<div class=\"card__image\">\n<figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Woodland-Park-1-edit-1.jpg?resize=1300%2C981&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1300\" height=\"981\" alt=\"a two-story white building\"><\/figure><div>  <p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__content\">\n                                      A historic hotel in Woodland Park, Michigan. (Credit: Michigan State Historic Preservation Office)\n                            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With the support of the grant, the research will be documented in a comprehensive and historic statewide survey, as well as in a National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) nomination that will identify \u201csignificant themes, trends, time periods, people, and property types\u201d using national Civil Rights context and guidance from the NPS,the SHPO said in the statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Green Book project is one of many across the country, including a grant given to Eastern Michigan University to document sites related to the Civil Rights movement on Detroit\u2019s east side.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSince 2016, the National Park Service has provided over $126 million through this program to document, preserve and recognize the places and stories associated with the struggle for civil rights of African Americans,\u201d National Park Service Director Chuck Sams said in the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s award is the latest in a series of grants received by the Michigan SHPO from the parks service, all of which are intended to raise awareness of and to preserve sites related to historically underrepresented communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cBy identifying and celebrating these sites, the project aims to shed light on their historical importance and the role they\u2019ve played in Michigan\u2019s history.\u201d Schumaker said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The funds will be used hire a consultant to survey locations included in the Negro Motorist Green Book, which listed safe spots for Blacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":166,"featured_media":16616,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[2456],"tags":[565],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[2708],"class_list":["post-1236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-urban-affairs","tag-detroit","entry"],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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