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    What Sundown Towns Represent For Black Drivers Today

    If a community is not safe for Black travelers, especially after dark, it's often called a "sundown town."
    Aug 26, 2021 2 minutes
    The sun sets over a field outside of Anna, Illinois. "Sundown towns" like Anna were places where Black people were allowed in during the day to work or shop but had to be gone by nightfall. Today, some still exist in various forms, enforced now by tradition and fear rather than by rules. (Wong Maye-E/AP)

    Author Candacy Taylor spent all summer documenting Green Book sites and exploring how Black Americans can travel safely across the U.S in 2021.

    Taylor’s latest book, “Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the examines the historical role and the impact of the Green Book — a travel guide printed from to help Black Americans find a safe place to stay, shop and eat on the road.

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