Candacy Taylor
Candacy Taylor is a photographer and cultural historian. She has documented the architecture of buildings listed in The Negro Motorist Green Book.[1] Her book, Overground Railroad: The Green Book & the Roots of Black Travel in America, explored the legacy of the Green Book.[2] An adaptation of Overground Railroad for young adult readers won the Carter G. Woodson Book Award in 2023.[3]
She turned her master's degree thesis into a coffee table book, Counter Culture: The American Coffee Shop Waitress, an oral history and photography book of interviews with women over 50 who had each worked as waitresses for many decades.[4]
Taylor curated an exhibit about the Green Book for the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum.[5]
References
- ^ Kahn, E. M. (2015). The 'green book' legacy, a beacon for black travelers. New York: New York Times Company. Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/blogs-podcasts-websites/green-book-legacy-beacon-black-travelers/docview/1714005568/se-2/
- ^ Goldberg, C. (2020). Write stuff: 'solitary’ author albert woodfox named stowe prize winner. Hartford: Tribune Publishing Company, LLC. Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/blogs-podcasts-websites/write-stuff-solitary-author-albert-woodfox-named/docview/2370755851/se-2
- ^ "Carter G. Woodson Book Award and Honor Winners". National Council for the Social Studies. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ Farabee, M., & . (2009, Oct 30). The real flos and alices of the world; america's diner waitresses are the stars of candacy taylor's new coffee table book, 'counter culture.'. Los Angeles Times Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/real-flos-alices-world-americas-diner-waitresses/docview/422298934/se-2
- ^ Suggs -, E. (2024). Green book exhibit rides into carter library and museum. Atlanta: Atlanta Journal Constitution, LLC. Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/blogs-podcasts-websites/green-book-exhibit-rides-into-carter-library/docview/3020235361/se-2