5 moments in history that still echo along Route 66
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Richard Mitchell, 84, of Albuquerque in 2016. Mitchell used the Green Book to drive across the United States in 1964. The travel guide “assured protection for Negro travelers.” (Photo by Craig Fritz / For The Times) Forty-four of the 89 counties along Route 66 were sundown towns, communities where it was encouraged for … Read more