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Ruth and the Green Book Cover:Hardcover grab-you-by-both-ears voices in American crimeThe picture book inspiration for the Academy Award winning film The Green BookRuth 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 . . . Finally, a